Thursday, January 6, 2011

Lherzolite xenolith in basalt

Click on image to enlarge.          Photo © Daniel R. Snyder
Felty material at top is basalt, bright colored grains are olivine, large pale yellow grain is orthopyroxene. Spinel Lherzolite mantle xenolith in basalt, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona. XPL. Imaged area 1.3 mm x 2 mm.

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