Fig. 2: Backscattered electron images showing the replacement texture of olivine in NWA 8321. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Backscattered electron images showing the replacement texture of olivine in NWA 8321.

From: Evidence of metasomatism in the interior of Vesta

Fig. 2

a, b Troilite and orthopyroxene form at the margin and in interior of an euhedral olivine grain. Note FeNi metal is also closely associated with troilite and orthopyroxene in (b). c, d Fine-grained augite, chromite, and merrillite are present, surrounding the olivine grains. ol: olivine; pl: plagioclase; aug: augite; mrl: merrillite; chr: chromite; opx: orthopyroxene; tro: troilite; mt: metal.

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