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Garnet

Garnet peridotite (retrograded)
Penig, Saxonian Granulite Massif, Germany
Source: Thin section collection Institut für Mineralogie und Mineralische Rohstoffe, TU Clausthal
Photos: MMR
Comments and references:
Pyrope largely preserved while the rest of the rock is completely serpentinized
 
  PPL

Non-specific crystal orientations
 
 
  +Pol

Non-specific crystal orientation
 

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Width of view   Pol orientation
 
 1 mm
   
 W-E
     

Garnet
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