A peridotite sample, showing the three main minerals. (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

A peridotite sample, showing the three main minerals.

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A transmitted light view through a 200-micron section of a peridotite sample, showing the three main minerals - olivine (clear-green), orthopyroxene (grey-green) and garnet (pink).

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Dr Emma Tomlinson, Trinity College Dublin.

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