Reflected light (left) and transmitted light (XPL; right) photomicrographs of a large crystal of awaruite (lightest grey), intergrown with magnetite (darker grey), in a matrix of serpentine and relict pyroxene +/- olivine. MTU-22-14 (29.8 m).
Reflected light (left) and transmitted light (XPL; right) photomicrographs of a large crystal of awaruite (lightest grey), intergrown with magnetite (darker grey), in a matrix of serpentine and relict pyroxene +/- olivine. MTU-22-14 (29.8 m).