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Non Life Sciences => Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology => Topic started by: geoselim on 04/07/2014 12:49:15

Title: Can you help me identifying this green rock?
Post by: geoselim on 04/07/2014 12:49:15

Can you help me identifying this green rock? 
I think it is peridotite 
It is extremely strong 
both core and hand specimen samples are wet.

Location: 38 Q 210386 2080329 UTM-WGS84

photo1
https://app.box.com/s/spince8iwwfi7ok69cim
 (https://app.box.com/s/spince8iwwfi7ok69cim)
photo2
https://app.box.com/s/vp45hjeol4e96bow2nk2 (https://app.box.com/s/vp45hjeol4e96bow2nk2)

Title: Re: Can you help me identifying this green rock?
Post by: Bass on 16/07/2014 17:48:49

If it is peridotite, it has been altered (changed) by some combination of pressure, heat and hydrothermal fluids.  Based on the photo, I would call the hand specimen serpentinite.  The drill core is brecciated with what looks like quartz veining.

Title: Re: Can you help me identifying this green rock?
Post by: northernbeach on 28/08/2014 07:17:27

hey, i think my all northern equipments are not working properly so please take me a tips to inspection of this completely.

Title: Re: Can you help me identifying this green rock?
Post by: Ophiolite on 30/08/2014 10:37:17

Out of curiosity, is this from the Oman ophiolite.