GRD0297S0
CIRCE 93-H
Serpentinite
Unknown
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1
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer B
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A small sample composed of large (~1 cm diameter) green-gold books of phyllosilicate surrounding magnetite and pyroxene crystals, abundant thin blue veins. The sample is brittle.
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CIRCE
Indian Ocean
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N/A
Large serpentine crystal (left) and small opaque and olivine crystals (upper right) with small serpentine veins
2.5
plane
Large serpentine crystal (left) and small opaque and olivine crystals (upper right) with small serpentine veins
2.5
crossed
The bright spots are pyroxene surrounded by serpentine
scan
crossed
GRD0297T0: Deformed phyllosilicate/serpentine surrounds pyroxene crystals, abundant very small olivine and opaque crystals surrounded by serpentine matrix. Very thin serpentine veins cross sample. (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.