Specimen Details

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Rock Name

    Clinochlore Muscovite Feldspar Quartz Gneiss

  • Rock Class

    Metamorphic

  • Rock Group

    Regional

  • Rock Description

    A fine grained gneiss composed of white feldspar porphyroblasts (1 to 2 mm diameter) and green clinochlore (<2mm length) showing allignment in ground mass of white feldspar and clear quartz and clear muscovite. Some small red garnet associated with clinochlore rich layers.

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Geology

  • Discipline

    Petrology

  • Collecting Areas

    Rocks and Ores

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

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