Peridotite

Title

Peridotite

Identifier

R-489

Description

Dark colored phaneritic peridotite containes micas, garnets, olivine pyroxene and plagioclase all visible from hand sample. Sample is speckled with light colored material and larger crystals of pyroxcene, olivine and michas visible in hand sample, elongate light colored crystals, mostly small in size (<1mm) but infrequently larger (0.5mm-1cm), darker well formed crystals of olivine. rock unevenly weathers to a light grey to light reddish brown

Thin Section
Rounded crystals of olivine pyroxcene and numerous small opaques

Contributor

RBH

Is Part Of

General Rocks Suite

Spatial Coverage

Near Lexington, KE