Porphyroclastic peridotites

Porphyroclastic texture in peridotites. Width of field is 5 mm. Cross-polarized light.

The porphyroclastic peridotites present mm elongated Opx and Ol porphyroclasts surrounded by a fine-grained neoblastic matrix of Ol, Opx, Cpx, Spl and Anf.

Author: Javier Escuder-Viruete
Location: Photomicrograph made using a polarized light microscope
Picture owner: Javier Escuder-Viruete