Thursday, August 24, 2006

Pyroxenite

Pyroxenite is, not surprisingly, composed of pyroxene -- in this case, both orthopyroxene (brownish) and clinopyroxene (blackish).

At the source outcrop on the Aliakmon, some crystals reach nearly a meter in length.

The width of this photo is about 12 cm. Posted by Picasa

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