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Baijingou Ophiolite in North Tien Shan: sheared and faulted ultramafic body. Outcrop on road G217 Du Kou Hwy. 84 47 33 and 44 04 53.
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a) Faulted contact between the light grey ultramafic rock above and turbidites below. The turbidite loses coherence
and is a faulted finely comminuted breccia for over 2m at the contact.
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b) Lateral contact with the brecciated and comminuted grey ultramafic rock (serpentinite).
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c) Lateral contact betweem volcanic rock and brecciated, comminuted grey ultramafic rock (serpentinite) on the right. The
orange band is stained ultramafic rock close to the contact.
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d) Detail.
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e) Blocks of serpentinite within a comminuted matrix of talc-rich faulted sheared matrix.
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f) 3m block of serpentinite within a comminuted matrix of talc-rich faulted sheared matrix.
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g) Blocks of serpentinite within a comminuted matrix of talc-rich faulted sheared matrix.
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h) Blocks of serpentinite within a comminuted matrix of talc-rich faulted sheared matrix.
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i) Blocks of serpentinite in chlorite-rich matrix.
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j) Blocks of serpentinite in chlorite-rich matrix.
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k) Blocks of serpentinite in chlorite-rich matrix.
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l) Blocks of serpentinite in chlorite-rich matrix.
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m) Blocks of serpentinite in chlorite-rich matrix.
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n) Blocks of serpentinite in sheared lineated, schistose serpentinite.
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