Polymict peridotites and mantle processes
Olivine and orthopyroxene with smaller amounts of garnet dominate the mineralogy of the ‘clastic’ fragments. The matrix assemblage largely consists of phlogopite and ilmenite with a lesser proportion of orthopyroxene and, rarely, garnet. The cores of individual fragmented mineral grains exhibit an e...
Main Author: | Morfi, Lisa |
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University of Edinburgh
2001
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659579 |
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