Olivine Photos
Cochise College               
Photos of Minerals
Geology Home Page

Roger Weller, geology instructor

[email protected]    copyright 2018-R.Weller 

 
olivine rich sand-1  (5 views)
very fine sand- 30x magnification
Kare Kare, New Zealand
specimens courtesy of Shianne Calouro
 

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The green olivine grains are almost gemmy, but too tiny to use.

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What is unusual are the white quartz grains.  They are not associated with the olivine
and augite that are derived from the weathering of basalt.

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The green grains are olivine, the black elongated grains are augite.

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Photo is copyright free only for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.