GRD029CS0
CIRCE 93-3
Serpentinite
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Early Eocene
48.6
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55.8
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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer B
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Large (~8x11x9 cm from the cut face) sample glued to a red plastic dredge cap. Green serpentinite with large blue crystals, white veins with blue rims, and patches of chrysotile. Some magnetite crystals. The top of the sample looks like a thin layer (~0.5 cm) of carbonate-supported breccia. Original label: 21 August, 1968.
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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.
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GRD029CT0: Large, slightly altered pyroxene crystals in serpentine. Occasional small highly fractured olivine crystals and small serpentine-filled fractures. Few anhedral opaques. (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.