GRD028ES0
CIRCE Baie du Cap
Basalt
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Paleocene › Middle Paleocene
58.7
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61.7
2
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer A
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Two very large (~15x7x5 cm and ~22x7x7 cm) and three large (~8x8x3 cm) of basalt with large vesicles (~1 cm in diameter). Some clear/white crystal growth in vesicles of largest sample. Smallest sample is cut. Billet and billet pieces. Original label: 1 August, 1968, Baie du Cap volcanics.
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CIRCE
Mauritius
Southeast edge of Baie du Cap, southwest part of Maritius
N/A
Slide 1: Subhedral olivine crystals in a fine-grained matrix of feldspar, pyroxene, and opaques
5.0
plane
Slide 1: Subhedral olivine crystals in a fine-grained matrix of feldspar, pyroxene, and opaques
5.0
crossed
Slide 1
scan
crossed
Slide 2
scan
crossed
GRD028ET0: Slide 1: Abundant subhedral olivine crystals in a fine-grained matrix of feldspar, pyroxene, and opaques (C. Eichler)
GRD028ET1: Slide 2: Abundant subhedral olivine crystals in a fine-grained matrix of feldspar, pyroxene, and opaques (C. Eichler)
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Fisher_GSABulletin_1971
Fisher, R.L., Sclater, J.G., McKenzie, D.P., 1971, Evolution of the Central Indian Ridge, Western Indian Ocean: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 82, no. 3, p. 553-562.