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Metamorphism at Great Depths - EclogitesEclogites are high-grade metamorphic rocks that form due to
The backbone of a rockWhen you walk outside and pick up a rock, what are you actually holding? When
An unusual AugiteThe pyroxene family is a large one, including well known gem varieties such as Jade
optical-mineralogy: The plagioclase in this thin section has polysynthetic twinning. The orthopyroxe
Blue SkarnThis rock comes from a location in eastern Siberia known for the incredible blue color. Th
Mughal jade dagger handleCarved out of white ‘moss in snow’ jadeite jade, probab
matt-molloy:The owner of the only wollastonite mine in Canada was nice enough to let me take photos
vugnasmineralblog:Dioptase with Calcite on Duftite MatrixTsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namib
mossy-rox:Pyroxene with high iron content in Yellowstone Lava Creek Tuff. In hand sample, the rock a
optical-mineralogy:AnorthositePlagioclase Feldspar (polysynthetic twinning)Clinopyroxene
emeraldcityminerals:Green chromian diopside (CaMgSi2O6). From Keretti Mine, North Karelia, Finl
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The plagioclase in this thin section has polysynthetic twinning. The orthopyroxene also has twinning
Working on polishing my samples for reflective light microscopy. This sample is a pyroxenite from Ho
Mineral under pressureThis is a photograph of mineral called pyroxene and was taken with a petrograp
mossy-rox: “The Comet” Oxidized euhedral pyroxene crystals in ashy groundmass of volcani
Rhodonite Beautiful and rosy, the state gem of Massachusetts and Argentina is named after the Greek
veggeologist: Olivine and pyroxeneImage 1: 4X PPLImage 2: 4X XPL
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