Serpentenite

Limestone

Submitted 4 years 5 months ago by rock.
Rock type: 
Sedimentary
Age: 
40 millions years
Tags: 
Limestone, Marl, Paleogene, Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Serpentenite

Cyprus, Pissouri. Limestones and marls. Paleogene. The second photo shows the bodies of serpentinite, at the bottom (dark). Age uncertain.

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Serpentenite

Submitted 4 years 5 months ago by rock.
Rock type: 
Metamorphic
Age: 
340 millions years
Tags: 
Serpentenite, Massif, Apophysis, harzburgite, Carboniferous, Mississippian, Paleozoic

Russia, Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Khasaut River Valley. Apoharzburgite serpentinites. Apophysis of serpentinite massif. Lower Carboniferous, Mississippian?

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