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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wojtal, Steven F.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Oberlin College Library 1987
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Online Access:http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15963coll1,1629
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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.