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Image: Kilbourne Hole lower crust xenolith

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Description: This images shows a deep crust xenolith at Kilbourne Hole, New Mexico, US. This is a fragment of the lower crust that was brought intact to the surface by the eruption that formed Kilbourne Hole. It may be an example of a paragneiss.
Title: Kilbourne Hole lower crust 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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