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This is a thin section of diabase, a type
of basalt that is coarse-grained; meaning it has lots of larger
mineral crystals in it. It has more and larger crystals because
it cooled slower than most pillow basalts, which are finer-grained.
The arrows show olivine and plagioclase. Photomicrograph by Mike
Perfit, U. Florida.
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