San Carlos peridotite with chrome diopside and spinel in volcanic basalt Fossil XS ​​2" / 30g avg

XS ​​2" / 30g avg - XS and lower-quality S specimens

and imprints of crystals that have dissolved

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Native to Tung Song

San Carlos peridotite with chrome diopside and spinel in volcanic basalt Fossil XS ​​2" / 30g avgLocale: San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona Approx dimensions: 3 x 2. 5 x 2" Approx weight: 260g While this material is commonly called peridot in (or on) basalt, it is actually more complex. It would be more accurately called a peridotite xenolith in basalt. Peridot is the gem quality version of the mineral olivine, which is common in our Earths upper mantleand even in space. In comparison, peridotite is a combination of several types of minerals