GRD01XIS0 - Geological Teaching Collection at Scripps

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GRD01XHS0 GRD01XJS0

IGSN:

GRD01XIS0

Sample ID:

M-36

Sample Type:

Ga-bearing Schist

Sample Age:

Unknown
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Number TS:

Storage:

Ritter 154 › Cabinet 3 › Drawer G

Modifiers:

coarse-grained

Notes:

Small sample of tremolite-quartz-muscovite-garnet schist. Well-foliated. See also M-35. Missing 1/2 thin sections

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Notes:

Massive tremolite and opaques

Mag:

2.5

Polarized:

plane

Notes:

Tremolite with minor amount of opaques and muscovite

Mag:

2.5

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

GRD01XIT0

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

GRD01XIT1

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

crossed

Thin Sections:

GRD01XIT0: 70% Wollastonite (?) (B-, 2V ~60-70), 20% muscovite, 10% calcite, trace amount of opaques. (J. Gee)

GRD01XIT1: Very different than GRD01XIT0. 25% Calcite. Fibrous muscovite? 5% chlorite. 2% opaques. (C. Eichler)

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