GRD028FS0
CIRCE 82-2
Serpentinite
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Early Eocene
48.6
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55.8
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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer A
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Straight white serpentine veins and blue crystals (pyroxene?) in a green-blue glassy matrix. Original label: 8 August, 1968.
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CIRCE
Indian Ocean
Original: 13 39.05, 66 06.0 E. Depth: -3900 to -3600.
Latitude: 13.650833°
Longitude: 66.1°
-3750.0 m a.s.l.
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Slide 1: Pyroxene and opaques (some Fe-staining) surrounded by serpentinite
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Slide 1: Pyroxene and opaques (some Fe-staining) surrounded by serpentinite
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Slide 2: Small cluster of pyroxene crystals surrounded by serpentine
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Slide 2: Small cluster of pyroxene crystals surrounded by serpentine
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crossed
Slide 1
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Scan 2
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GRD028FT0: Slide 1: 98% serpentine with occasional opaques. The veins are pyroxene? (C. Eichler)
GRD028FT1: Slide 2: Large orthopyroxene crystals and and opaques in serpentine; small clusters of serpentine/orthopyroxene. (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.