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Figure 2: Portion of the idealized structure of olivine projected perpendicular to the a axis showing the positions of the M1 and M2 octahedral sites. dunite dunite examples of major meteorite types Bowen's reaction series Figure 15: Schematic cross section illustrating the shell structure of the Earth. Figure 14: Various structural linkage schemes in silicates.
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Figure 2: Portion of the idealized structure of olivine projected perpendicular to the a axis showing the positions of the M1 and M2 octahedral sites.
dunite
dunite
examples of major meteorite types
Bowen's reaction series
Figure 15: Schematic cross section illustrating the shell structure of the Earth.
Figure 14: Various structural linkage schemes in silicates.
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Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.
(Bed) Rocks and (Flint) Stones