Lingunite Ringwoodite Majorite Image

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Lingunite, Ringwoodite, Majorite

Mineral:

Lingunite: (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8
Ringwoodite: Mg2SiO4
Majorite: Mg3(Fe,Al,Si)2(SiO4)3

Comments:

BSE image showing chondritic xenoliths and impact melt veins of lingunite (Lgt). Olivine (Olv), pyroxene (Pyx), maskelynite (Ms glass), ringwoodite (Rgt), and majorite (Mjt). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43, No 5, 823-828 (2008).

Location:

Polished thin section of the Sixiangkou meteorite.

Scale:

See Image.

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