Monday, November 13, 2006

Flat Peridotite Cobble

This cobble is about 20 cm in diameter and about 3 cm thick. The water scoured it so nicely to show bands of pyroxene (black to grey-green multicrystalline zones) and dunite (dull green stripes) that date to movement within the earth's mantle.

Flowing water exposed flowing mantle.

That's cool. Posted by Picasa

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