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A Petrographic Atlas of OphiolitePyroxenite

A Petrographic Atlas of Ophiolite: Pyroxenite 9.1 Olivine Websterite Plate Px-1 Coarse-grained olivine websterite consisting of serpentine Plate Px-3 Olivine websterite with bimodal grain size of pyroxenes with remnant olivine, clinopyroxene, opaque and plagioclase–ortho- showing exsolution lamellae of orthopyroxene across cleavage planes pyroxene rim (refer to Px-5). Clinopyroxene contains inclusions of (160/80-5) serpentinised olivine (on left) and wavy exsolution lamellae of orthopyroxene (grey) across cleavage on right (160/80-4) Plate Px-2 Magnified view of olivine websterite of 160/80-4 Plate Px-4 Olivine websterite of 160/80-5 viewed between crossed containing serpentine and coarse ortho- and clino-pyroxenes. The polars. The fractures in clinopyroxene are filled with orthopyroxene orthopyroxene is rimmed by serpentine and contains inclusions of (160/80-6) serpentinised olivine (160/80-3) N. C. Ghose et al., A Petrographic Atlas of Ophiolite, 99 DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1569-1_9,  Springer India 2014 100 9 Pyroxenite 9.2 Hornblende Websterite Plate Px-5 Magnified view of the reaction between plagioclase and orthopyroxene in olivine websterite in contact with clinopyroxene, serpentine and secondary opaque. The clinopyroxene contains ortho- pyroxene lamellae (160/80-1) Plate Px-7 Granoblastic texture in hornblende websterite containing pleochroic orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, hornblende and minor opaque. Fe–Ti oxides occur along the pyroxene-hornblende grain contacts (ML55-1) Plate Px-8 Hornblende websterite of ML55-1 viewed between Plate Px-6 Olivine websterite of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Petrographic Atlas of OphiolitePyroxenite

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10.1007/978-81-322-1569-1_9
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9.1 Olivine Websterite Plate Px-1 Coarse-grained olivine websterite consisting of serpentine Plate Px-3 Olivine websterite with bimodal grain size of pyroxenes with remnant olivine, clinopyroxene, opaque and plagioclase–ortho- showing exsolution lamellae of orthopyroxene across cleavage planes pyroxene rim (refer to Px-5). Clinopyroxene contains inclusions of (160/80-5) serpentinised olivine (on left) and wavy exsolution lamellae of orthopyroxene (grey) across cleavage on right (160/80-4) Plate Px-2 Magnified view of olivine websterite of 160/80-4 Plate Px-4 Olivine websterite of 160/80-5 viewed between crossed containing serpentine and coarse ortho- and clino-pyroxenes. The polars. The fractures in clinopyroxene are filled with orthopyroxene orthopyroxene is rimmed by serpentine and contains inclusions of (160/80-6) serpentinised olivine (160/80-3) N. C. Ghose et al., A Petrographic Atlas of Ophiolite, 99 DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1569-1_9,  Springer India 2014 100 9 Pyroxenite 9.2 Hornblende Websterite Plate Px-5 Magnified view of the reaction between plagioclase and orthopyroxene in olivine websterite in contact with clinopyroxene, serpentine and secondary opaque. The clinopyroxene contains ortho- pyroxene lamellae (160/80-1) Plate Px-7 Granoblastic texture in hornblende websterite containing pleochroic orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, hornblende and minor opaque. Fe–Ti oxides occur along the pyroxene-hornblende grain contacts (ML55-1) Plate Px-8 Hornblende websterite of ML55-1 viewed between Plate Px-6 Olivine websterite of

Published: Dec 28, 2013

Keywords: Structural Geology; Economic Geology; Olivine Websterite

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