GRD0210S0

M-53

Mafic

Precambrian › Proterozoic › Mesoproterozoic
1000.0 - 1600.0

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 14 › Drawer H

mafic

Altered mafic pegmatite. Coarse- to very coarse-grained. Hornblende-quartz. Miarolitic cavities are still present with nicely terminated crystals preserved. Original description: Metamorphosed pegmatite or granophyre of M50. Hbl-qtz-plag.

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New York
Scotts Cars Russel Quad. Northwest Adirondacks

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Serpentinization taking place along fractures

10.0

plane

Serpentinization taking place along fractures

10.0

crossed

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scan

crossed

GRD0210T0: Scaly, resorbed minerals. Slight serpentinization/alteration taking place in large amphibole and along quartz fractures. 50% amphibole (green pleochroic; brown/green fractured?), 50% quartz. Trace serpentine. (C. Eichler)

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