Wehrlite Hand Sample
Wehrlite Thin Section

Wehrlite

IUGS Definition ( Ultramafic Classification Chart )

Wehrlite: "An ultramafic plutonic rock composed of olivine and clinopyroxene, often with minor brown hornblende."
Photos
Typical Minerals
  • clinopyroxene: diopside, hedenbergite, augite
  • olivine: magnesia-rich, forsterite
  • accessory minerals: ilmenite, chromite, magnetite, plagioclase, spinel, garnet, brown hornblende, enstatite