Charnockite (orthopyroxene granite) with iron olivine (fayalite)


Granitic rock with olivine (fayalite) and orthopyroxene. Width of sample 18 cm.


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Location: Lyefjell, Norway
Photo credit: © Siim Sepp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: charnockite, coesite, enderbite, facies, fayalite, granite, granofels, granulite, hypersthene, igneous, jotunite, mangerite, metamorphic, metamorphism, olivine, opdalite, orthopyroxene, protolith, series, unhydrous