Merrillite Image

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Merrillite

Large Merrillite Image

Mineral:

Merrillite: Ca18Na2Mg2(PO4)14

Comments:

BSE image of merrillite intergrown with silicates (plagioclase (plag), orthopyroxene(opx), olivine(ol)) next to coarse FeNi-metal (white).

Location:

Portales Valley meteorite (1988).

Scale:

See Image.

Copyright:

© Alex Ruzicka / Planetary Science Research

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