Rock 365 : Day 339 : Bastite Serpentine

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Day 339 : This is lizardite serpentine from the Lizard Peninsula in
Cornwall, England. The term bastite is used where it forms
pseudomorphs of other minerals such as enstatite, olivine and
pyroxene. Keele collection.

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