Figure F18. Olivine (Ol) alteration at an igneous contact between troctolite and anorthosite (Thin Section 114; Sample 345-U1415P-7R-2, 41–44 cm). The replacement of olivine by clay minerals is intense at the contact. Pl = plagioclase. A. Plane-polarized light. B. Under crossed polars.
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