Layered gabbros
Layering in this gabbro, inferred to have formed near the bottom of a mid-ocean ridge magma chamber, is inclined to the right in this image. Thinner gray layers are enriched in plagioclase feldspar, whereas brown-green layers are enriched in olivine and pyroxenes.
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Oberlin College Library
1987
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| Online Access: | http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15963coll1,1629 |
| Summary: | Layering in this gabbro, inferred to have formed near the bottom of a mid-ocean ridge magma chamber, is inclined to the right in this image. Thinner gray layers are enriched in plagioclase feldspar, whereas brown-green layers are enriched in olivine and pyroxenes. |
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