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felymacdonald

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Pyroxen Group
Submitted by felymacdonald on Sun, 06/15/2014 - 03:44.

 What is the significance of being able to identify Orthopyroxene and Clinopyroxene, and to differentiate them in a hand sample and thin sections?  Has it got to do with provenace or tectonic setting?

 

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Thu, 06/19/2014 - 14:51

There is a great deal of info on these chain silicates if you Google.

Wikapedia seems factual to me.

John

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John

“Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.” -  Will Durant

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