A stunning mylonitic peridotite xenolith from Udachnaya kimberlite
Bernardo Cesare
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
As in the title...
Porphyroclasts of pyroxene in a recrystallized matrix of olivine
Polychromatic polarization (Shribak, 2015).
Width of view c. 3 mm.
Thanks Federico Casetta for kindly providing the thin section.
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Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Bernardo Cesare (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
10.9 MB
Aspect
3:4
Width
2250 px
Height
3000 px
Brand
Sigma
Model
SIGMA fp L
Exposure
1/160 s ISO 100
Software
Apple Photo
Tint
Strong yellow
Submitted
31 March 2025
Taken
15 March 2025
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