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Bushveld Orthopyroxenite Thin Section

orthopxnts_001. Thin section of orthopyroxenite in plane polarized light from the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa. Orthopyroxene with very minor calcic plagioclase feldspar. Approximate height in layered sequence 1500 meters. Mark Brandriss Collection, Smith College sample (BV-009D).



Bushveld Orthopyroxenite Thin Section

orthopxnts_002. Thin section of orthopyroxenite from the Stillwater Igneous Complex, Montana. Located in the Basal zone of the complex. Smith College sample (SIC-11).



Bushveld Orthopyroxenite Thin Section

orthopxnts_003. Thin section of equigranular, medium-grained, chromite orthopyroxenite from the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa. Approximate height in layered sequence 2000 meters. Mark Brandriss Collection, Smith College sample (BV-0011b).



Bushveld Orthopyroxenite Thin Section

orthopxnts_004. Thin section of chromite orthopyroxenite from the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa. Approximate height in layered sequence 1995 meters. Mark Brandriss Collection, Smith College sample (BV-103).