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Olivine-basalt

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    Object Details

    Ocean/Sea/Gulf

    North Pacific Ocean

    Taxon

    Olivine-basalt - Primary
    Olivine - Associated Mineral

    Record Last Modified

    4 Aug 2025

    Site Number

    KI79-1

    Specimen Count

    1

    Other Numbers

    Collector's field number : KI79-1-38
    IGSN ID : 10.58151/NHB0069ZF

    USNM Number

    NMNH 115475-38

    Eruption Date

    1959

    Lava Source

    KILAUEA IKI

    Preparation

    Drill Core

    Place

    Hawaii, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean

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    Mineral Sciences
    Rock & Ore Collections
    Volcanological Reference Collection
    Hawaiian Core Collection
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    Data Source

    NMNH - Mineral Sciences Dept.

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e8d99f2-52de-4bc5-93c5-589bb1fc629d

    Record ID

    nmnhmineralsciences_11890122

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