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Blades of olivine in ultramafic rock from northern Sierra Nevada, California

March 1, 1977
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Blades of olivine in random arrangement crystallized in a small body of serpentine just north of the Grizzly pluton as a result of contact metamorphism. Interstitial minerals are talc, chlorite, and minor amount of cummingtonite.

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Publication Year 1977
Title Blades of olivine in ultramafic rock from northern Sierra Nevada, California
Authors Anna Hietanen
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
Index ID 70233061
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse