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English: Omphacite, Almandine (Dimensions: 4" x 2.5" x 1.5")
Locality: Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Description: Chunk of eclogite consisting of green omphacite and red almindine garnet. Eclogite forms during subduction (over 35km deep) under high pressure in the mantle (lowest part of Earth's crust) and thus useful for studying plate tectonics.
Deutsch: Omphacit, Almandin (Größe: 4" x 2,5" x 1,5", entspricht 10,16 cm x 6,35 cm x 3,81 cm)
Fundort: Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norwegen
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Source http://www.mindat.org/photo-283727.html
Author John Krygier

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