A columnar crystallization of olivine and plagioclase
By: Preston, J
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ArticleDescription: 1-6p ; Illustration.Subject(s): Columnar crystallization | Olivine plagioclase selvage | Dolerite vein - Europe | Petrology - Europe | Plagioclase crystals
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Geological magazine : Vol. 100 Iss. 1-6 Year. 1963Summary: Abstract
A thin vein of dolerite at Slemish, Co. Antrim, shows an unusual plane and smooth contact against the dolerite of a Tertiary plug. A columnar growth at the contact indicates special conditions for crystallization. The selvedge is described and an attempt made to explain the growth and orientation of the olivine.
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Abstract
A thin vein of dolerite at Slemish, Co. Antrim, shows an unusual plane and smooth contact against the dolerite of a Tertiary plug. A columnar growth at the contact indicates special conditions for crystallization. The selvedge is described and an attempt made to explain the growth and orientation of the olivine.
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