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Oman ophiolite (Semail) chromite/rodingite

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Chromite, grossular (rodingite), serpentine.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Ophiolite ultramafic

The world's best-exposed ophiolite

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