GRD029BS0
CIRCE 93-2
Serpentinite
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Early Eocene
48.6
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55.8
1
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer B
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Small (~6x3x3.5 cm), rounded sample. Teal serpentine with dark blue spots surrounding magnetite crystals. Teal serpentine vein in the sample. Two billet pieces. Original label: 21 August, 1968. Serpentinite.
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CIRCE
Indian Ocean
Original: 12 25.5, 65 55.0 E. Depth: -3540 to -3880 to -3730.
Latitude: 12.425°
Longitude: 65.916667°
-3716.0 m a.s.l.
N/A
Very large serpentine vein (upper left corner), opaque crystals (center) and altered pyroxene (lower right corner)
2.5
plane
Very large serpentine vein (upper left corner), opaque crystals (center) and altered pyroxene (lower right corner)
2.5
crossed
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scan
crossed
GRD029BT0: Serpentine veins. Occasional crystals of heavily altered pyroxenes as well as small anhedral opaque crystals. (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.