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Figure F6. Troctolite in Unit III (Troctolite Series) (Thin Section 133; Sample 345-U1415P-18R-1, 39–40 cm [Piece 6]). Troctolite in Unit III is typically equigranular with granular texture. Note that the thin section contains only two optically continuous grains of interstitial clinopyroxene (Cpx). A. Plane-polarized light. Ol = olivine, Pl = plagioclase, Cpx = clinopyroxene. B. Under crossed polars.

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