Figure F31. Photomicrographs of crystal morphologies of clinopyroxene, Hole U1347A. Depths are at tops of thin section intervals. A. Typical plagioclase-clinopyroxene intergrowth set in glass. Flow 2; 174.58 mbsf (Thin Section 81; Sample 324-U1347A-13R-7, 34–37 cm). B. Clinopyroxene (blue~green) intergrown with skeletal plagioclase (white and gray) in glass. Top of Flow 4; 205.92 mbsf (Thin Section 92; Sample 324-U1347A-17R-2, 9–11 cm). C. Incipient network of intergrown plagioclase and clinopyroxene set in the spherulitic portion of a pillow margin. Base of lower pillow stack of Unit XIV; 291.78 mbsf (Thin Section 143; Sample 324-U1347A-26R-1, 106–111 cm). D. Somewhat coarser plagioclase-clinopyroxene intergrowth from a pillow interior. Middle pillow stack of Unit XII; 272.37 mbsf (Thin Section 128; Sample 324-U1347A-24R-1, 77–79 cm). E. Plagioclase-clinopyroxene glomerocryst containing broken plagioclase crystals. Middle of Flow 1; 169.05 mbsf (Thin Section 72; Sample 324-U1347A-13R-2, 56–59 cm). F. Euhedral clinopyroxene phenocryst wrapping around plagioclase. Top of Flow 4; 206.10 mbsf (Thin Section 93; Sample 324-U1347A-17R-2, 27–30 cm). G. Euhedral clinopyroxene intergrown with another clinopyroxene set in glass. Top of Flow 2; 174.58 mbsf (Thin Section 81; Sample 324-U1347A-13R-7, 34–37 cm). A, C, and D are under plane-polarized light; B and E–G are under cross-polarized light.
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