GRD028JS0
CIRCE 82-5
Serpentinite
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Early Eocene
48.6
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55.8
2
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer A
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Two cut samples and two uncut samples. Both sets look very different from one another. The uncut samples are green with fibrous green bands/veins (chrysotile?). The cut samples are pink-peach with green veins and blebs that appear to be fibrous/crystalline. 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: Edge of the matrix (top) and the vein (bottom); pyroxene crystal between.
2.5
plane
Slide 1: Edge of the matrix (top) and the vein (bottom); pyroxene crystal between.
2.5
crossed
Slide 1
scan
crossed
Slide 2
scan
crossed
GRD028JT0: Slide 1: Large crystals of pyroxene, a large band/vein of serpentinite (?), and occasional small opaques in a very fine-grained matrix of serpentinite (?) (C. Eichler)
GRD028JT1: Slide 2: Large crystals of pyroxene and occasional small opaques in a very fine-grained matrix of serpentinite (?). Opaques are typically located along fractures. (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.