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Dunite (1st of 2)

Dunite (1st of 2)

This fresh, 7-centimetre specimen of dunite was collected on Dun Mountain. The rock is composed almost entirely of interlocking grains of yellowish-green olivine, with tiny black grains of chromite.

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Photograph by Richard Cook

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