GRD01XVS0 - Geological Teaching Collection at Scripps

Record #2498 of 5779
GRD01XUS0 GRD01XWS0

IGSN:

GRD01XVS0

Sample ID:

M-185

Sample Type:

Schist

Sample Age:

Unknown
None -

Number TS:

Storage:

Ritter 154 › Cabinet 14 › Drawer D

Modifiers:

coarse-grained,augen

Notes:

Medium-sized sample of quartz-talc-biotite-muscovite schist. Well-foliated. Large quartz augen (relict pebble?)

Ancillary Data Notes:

Series:

Location:

Alps

Photos:

Notes:

Micrographs:

Notes:

Large, inclusion-rich plagioclase

Mag:

2.5

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

Fine-grained, wavy muscovite-sericite

Mag:

2.5

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

Large biotite with zircon inclusions

Mag:

5.0

Polarized:

plane

Notes:

Large biotite with zircon inclusions, Note the radioation halos.

Mag:

5.0

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

crossed

Thin Sections:

GRD01XVT0: 35% biotite (coarse-grained, zircon inclusions), 30% muscovite-sericite (fine), 15% plagioclase, 10 to 8% quartz, 2% sphene, 10% wollastonite? (B-, mod. 2V, mod. relief) (J. Gee)

Documents:

N/A

References:

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