Dunite (peridotite) xenolith inside basaltic lava

The sample is from Hawaii. It is a fragment of 200 years old lava flow of Kohala volcano.

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Keywords: basalt, dunite, flow, hawaii, hualalai, igneous, inclusion, kohala, lava, mafic, magma, mantle, mineral, olivine, olivinite, peridot, peridotite, ultramafic, vesicular, volcanic, volcano, xenolith