GRD0291S0

CIRCE 93-B

Serpentinite

Unknown
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1

Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer B

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Very small sample (~3.5x3.5x0.5 cm). Many thin blue veins in very fine-grained peach and blue matrix. Light green serpentine crystals on exterior. Billet. Original label: 1968.

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CIRCE

Indian Ocean
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N/A

Large, anhedral opaque cut by serpentine vein.

2.5

plane

Large, anhedral opaque cut by serpentine vein.

2.5

crossed

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scan

crossed

GRD0291T0: Abundant serpentine and small to large anhedral opaque oxide crystals. Many of the small opaques are concentrated along fractures. Some large opaques appear to be cut by serpentine veins. (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.