GRD029FS0

CIRCE 93-6

Basalt

Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Early Eocene
48.6 - 55.8

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer B

Porphyritic

Large (~14x8x8 cm from the cut face) sample of vesicular porphyritic basalt; feldspar and olivine crystals are visible in the sample. Small glassy top. Billet and billet pieces. Thin section missing. 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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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.