GRD029HS0
CIRCE 94-1
Basalt
Cenozoic › Paleogene › Paleocene › Early Paleocene
61.7
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65.5
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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 34 › Drawer B
Porphyritic
Very large (~11x12x8.5 cm from the cut face) sample of vesicular porphyritic basalt. Occasional feldspar crystals are visible in the sample. Thick Fe-Mn crust on the sample. A few chips in the Fe-Mn crust reveal a glassy surface on the top of the sample. Billet. Billet pieces.
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CIRCE
Indian Ocean
Original: 15 33.5, 66 44.0 E. Depth: -2955 to -2815.
Latitude: 15.558333°
Longitude: 66.733333°
-2885.0 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.