Harzburgite Hand Sample
Harzburgite Thin Section

Harzburgite

IUGS Definition ( IUGS Ultramafic Classification Chart )

Harzburgite: "An ultramafic plutonic rock composed largely of olivine and orthopyroxene."
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Typical Minerals
  • magnesian olivine
  • orthopyroxene: enstatite, bronzite
  • accessory minerals: chromite, clinopyroxene, iron-titanium oxides, calcic plagioclase feldspar