Peridotite xenolith in basalt, Africa (igneous)3D ModelNoAI
Peridotite xenolith in basalt, Africa (igneous)
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More model informationLocality: Africa (unknown country)
Size: 5.5 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm
Type: Igneous ultramafic rock (peridotite) + extrusive igneous rock (basalt)
Description: Xenolith is a fragment of a foreign rock (peridotite) enclosed in an igneous rock (in this case basalt). (Gk. xenos, guest, foreign + lithos, stone) Peridotite is the principal rock type in the mantle. Peridotites are predominantly composed by Olivine (40-60%), pyroxenes, amphiboles, ferromagnesian mica, and melilite.
Essential minerals: olivine, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene
Non-essential minerals: chromite, spinel, etc.
Website: http://geology.uaic.ro/muzee/mineralogie/
Concept & 3D-modelling by dr. Andrei Ionut APOPEI
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