GRD02BPS0

110-G26A

Sandstone

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 17 › Drawer G

fine-grained

Fine-grained sandstone. Multiple thin sections. The thins sections have slightly different crystal abundances.

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GRD02BPT0: General texture of the sample

5.0

plane

GRD02BPT0: General texture of the sample

5.0

crossed

GRD02BPT0

scan

crossed

GRD02BPT1

scan

crossed

GRD02BPT2

scan

crossed

GRD02BPT3

scan

crossed

GRD02BPT0: Slide 1. 75% quartz. 10% opaque, 10% mica, 5% plagioclase (polysythetic twinning). Slight bedding visible in the opaques. (C. Eichler)

GRD02BPT1: Slide 2: 80% quartz. 10% opaques. 5% mica. 5% plagioclase (polysynthetic twinning). Minor amount of potassium feldspar (tartan twinning). (C. Eichler)

GRD02BPT2: Slide 3: 75% quartz, 5% plagioclase (polysynthetic twinning), 5% mica, 3% opaque. (C. Eichler)

GRD02BPT3: Slide 4: 75% quartz. 10% opaque, 10% mica, 5% plagioclase (polysynthetic twinning). (C. Eichler)

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