Bronzitite (orthopyroxenite) A bronzitite is an orthopyroxenite dominated by the mineral hypersthene. Almost all of the grains in this photomicrograph are hypersthene. This rock also contains some interstitial plagioclase better seen in plane light. |
UNC sample PP-12 | |
Rock type bronzitite (orthopyroxenite) | ||
Locality Stillwater complex, MT | ||
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