Morphology and surface features of olivine in kimberlite: implications for ascent processes [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2014 Most kimberlite rocks contain large proportions of ellipsoidal-shaped xenocrystic olivine grains that are derived mainly from disaggregation of peridotite. Here, we describe the shapes, sizes and surfaces of olivine grains recovered from kimberlite lavas
T. J. Jones +3 more
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Titanium and water-rich metamorphic olivine in high-pressure serpentinites from the Voltri Massif (Ligurian Alps, Italy): evidence for deep subduction of high-field strength and fluid-mobile elements [PDF]
, 2014 Titanium- and water-rich metamorphic olivine (Fo 86–88) is reported from partially dehydrated serpentinites from the Voltri complex, Ligurian Alps. The rocks are composed of mostly antigorite and olivine in addition to magnetite, chlorite, clinopyroxene ...
Hattori, Keiko +6 more
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Mineral reaction and deformation in Plagioclase-Olivine composites : an experimental study [PDF]
, 2004 Deformation and metamorphism of rocks are fundamentally interrelated but the ways in which processes of reaction and deformation mutually influence each other are still poorly understood in natural rocks.
Ronde, Almar A. de
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GeoHealth, 2021 With the Artemis III mission scheduled to land humans on the Moon in 2025, work must be done to understand the hazards lunar dust inhalation would pose to humans.
Donald A. Hendrix +3 more
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Shear-Induced ringwoodite formation in the Martian shergottite Dar al Gani 670 [PDF]
, 2013 Shock-produced melt veins in the Martian shergottite Dar al Gani 670 crosscut large olivine crystals. The upper part of one of these crystals appears to be sheared off and displaced along the shock vein.
Fritz, Jörg +3 more
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1. Experimental Investigation of Hydrous Melting of the Earth’s Upper Mantle, and 2. Olivine Abundances and Compositions in Hawaiian Lavas [PDF]
, 2010 (1) The presence of small amounts of water dissolved within nominally-anhydrous minerals in the earth has significant effects on the chemistry of melting in the Earth’s mantle.
Balta, Joseph Brian
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 435-447., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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Spatial Pattern Investigation of Olivine on Mars using OMEGA and MOLA Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study at Valles Marineris and Nili Fossae [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesOlivine is a mineral indicative of water activity in the mantle, and its presence can elucidate the petrological evolution and history of magmatic igneous rocks. In this work, we conducted a preliminary investigation into the characteristics and patterns
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Multiscale modeling of upper mantle plasticity: From single-crystal rheology to multiphase aggregate deformation [PDF]
, 2014 We report a first application of an improved second-order (SO) viscoplastic self-consistent model for multiphase aggregates, applied to an olivine + diopside aggregate as analogue for a dry upper mantle peridotite deformed at 10 15 s 1 shear strain rate ...
CORDIER, Patrick +6 more
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Evidence for silicate dissolution on Mars from the Nakhla meteorite [PDF]
, 2013 Veins containing carbonates, hydrous silicates and sulphates that occur within and between grains of augite and olivine in the Nakhla meteorite are good evidence for the former presence of liquid water in the Martian crust.
Smith, C.L. +8 more
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