Bronzite (NHMW-Geo 2022/0051/0001)3D Model
The Earth’s mantle is solid but malleable. It extends from the Earth’s crust to the Earth’s core at a depth of 2.900 km. Temperatures inside the mantle can reach up to 3.500°C as you approach the Earth’s core. The Bronzite was formed 550 million years ago at a depth of 10-30 km at 1.000°C.
This rock is now on display in the newly designed Hall 6 of the NHM Vienna.
Specimen: Bronzite (NHMW-Geo 2022/0051/0001)
Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, Geology & Paleontology Dept. (curator: Mathias Harzhauser)
Origin: Pronat quarry, Preg near Kraubath, Styria, Austria
Donated by Schwarzl Group, PORR AG
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Scanned and edited by Robin Koger, Viola Winkler & Anna Haider (NHMW)
Scanner: Artec Leo. Infrastructure funded by the FFG.
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