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Image: Kilbourne Hole embedded xenolith

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Description: This image shows a mantle xenolith embedded in basalt from Kilbourne Hole, New Mexico, US. The xenolith is a fragment of mantle rock that was carried intact to the surface by the eruption that formed Kilbourne Hole. Most such xenoliths are composed of Type I lherzolite.
Title: Kilbourne Hole embedded xenolith
Credit: Own work
Author: Kent G. Budge
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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