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Samples are slabbed, or cut into pieces,
using the rock saw in order to see crystals in the interior. Dredge
34 has yellowish-green crystals of olivine (an iron-magnesium silicate
mineral) and white plagioclase (feldspar - a calcium-aluminum silicate
mineral). The sample is resting on the outer glassy surface.
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