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Wehrlit
Grobkörniger brauner Olivin mit Bronzit. Mooihooek Farm, Lydenburg District, Eastern Bushveld, Provinz Mpumalanga, Südafrika.
Copyright: Pavel M. Kartashov; Contribution: Collector
Rock: wehrlite
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Wehrlit

Grobkörniger brauner Olivin mit Bronzit. Mooihooek Farm, Lydenburg District, Eastern Bushveld, Provinz Mpumalanga, Südafrika.

Pavel M. Kartashov

Contribution: Collector 2011-01-28

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Wehrlit
Hidaka-Fluss, Sadu Distrikt, Hidaka, Hokkaido, Japan. Ca. 5 cm;
Foto: http://www5.plala.or.jp/tepu/stone_wehrlite_hidakaPRiver.html
Copyright: Archiv: Peter Seroka (Collector); Contribution: Collector
Rock: wehrlite
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Wehrlit

Hidaka-Fluss, Sadu Distrikt, Hidaka, Hokkaido, Japan. Ca. 5 cm;
Foto: http://www5.plala.or.jp/tepu/stone_wehrlite_hidakaPRiver.html

Archiv: Peter Seroka (Collector)

Contribution: Collector 2011-02-20

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Grouping

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Rocks ⇒ igneous rocks and sediments ⇒ crystalline igneous rocks ⇒ normal crystalline rocks ⇒ coarse-grained crystalline rocks ⇒ ultramafic-rock ⇒ peridotite ⇒ pyroxene-peridotite

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Alternative Name

German

Wherlit

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Detailed description

Ein ultramafisches plutonisches Gestein ( der Peridotite ) aus 65-90% Olivin, Klinopyroxen und wenig Hornblende. Wehrlitxenolithe kommen in Kimberliten des Kimberleykomplexes in Südafrika zusammen mit Mantelxenolithen vor.

s.u. > Peridotit

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Containing Minerals (3)

'Clinopyroxene group'

Essential mineral - Important for the classification of the rock.

'Hornblende'

Accessory or non-essential mineral - this minerals are common, sometimes major part of, but are not always present.

'Olivine group'

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- Essential mineral - Important for the classification of the rock.

- Accessory or non-essential mineral - this minerals are common, sometimes major part of, but are not always present.

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Rocks igneous rocks and sediments crystalline igneous rocks normal crystalline rocks coarse-grained crystalline rocks ultramafic-rock peridotite pyroxene-peridotite wehrlite
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GUSID (Global unique identifier short form)	Hq2wg5LVC0CEwouAFH9jZg
GUID (Global unique identifier)	83B0AD1E-D592-400B-84C2-8B80147F6366
Database ID	62