Diamondiferous eclogite (single scan)

A 500 micron slice through diamondiferous eclogite, 50 mm in diameter from Udachnaya,Yakutia. Matrix is partially altered clinopyroxenes; large, light porphyroblasts are garnet; and dark crystals at center and on left are diamonds. (Sample provided by Dr. Larry Taylor, University of Tennessee at Knoxville).

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