Pyrope, Diopside (Var: Chromium-bearing Diopside), Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Specimen ID: 3HU-E67

Mineral(s)
Pyrope : Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Diopside (Var: Chromium-bearing Diopside) : Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Locality
Mindat locality:
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Polished garnet lherzolite from the Kimberley kimberlite mine dumps. FOV=4 cm. The precise pipe this xenolith came from is unknown....but then, it's from the mantle, anyway! Photo by T. Peterson, specimen courtesy of Bruce Kjarsgaard, Geological Survey of Canada. Wider-view photo also uploaded.
Tony Peterson - 6th May 2007

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Polished garnet lherzolite from the Kimberley kimberlite mine dumps. The precise pipe this xenolith came from is unknown....but then, it's from the mantle, anyway! Specimen courtesy of Bruce Kjarsgaard, Geological Survey of Canada.
Tony Peterson - 6th May 2007

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Tony Peterson - 18th September 2007
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