Specimen Details

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Rock Name

    Quartzite

  • Rock Class

    Metamorphic

  • Rock Group

    Contact

  • Rock Description

    A fine grained sandstone composed of quartz grains in a siliceous matrix. Some iron oxide staining. Sample is said to be taken from near the contact of the Mt Difficult Sandstone with the Stony Creek Granodiorite (now called the Epacris Hills Granite).

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Geology

  • Discipline

    Petrology

  • Collecting Areas

    Rocks and Ores

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

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