#MineralMonday. Chemical reactions between serpentine (dark) and Ca-& Si-rich fluids produced tremolite and more fluids! Fluid pressure built up until... Ka-Boom - rock failure! Tremolite (light) precipitated to fill cracks. This slab shows the process occurred multiple times! pic.twitter.com/SSe1vzHhPO
— Matthew Tarling (@RocksbyDefault) April 16, 2018
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April 16, 2018 at 01:50PM
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