GRD02N5S0 - Geological Teaching Collection at Scripps

Record #30 of 41
GRD02HCS0 GRD02O0S0

IGSN:

GRD02N5S0

Sample ID:

Calif 36

Sample Type:

Marble

Sample Age:

Mesozoic › Triassic
201.6 - 251.0

Number TS:

Storage:

Ritter 154 › Cabinet 3 › Drawer G

Modifiers:

Layered

Notes:

Coarsely crystalline grey marble. With 2-5 mm layering of course and medium grained crystals

Ancillary Data Notes:

36 31N -118 46W

Series:

Location:

California
Sequoia National Park, about 2 miles east of Potwisha Campground on the road, Tulare county
Latitude: 36.506°
Longitude: -118.81°

Photos:

Notes:

Micrographs:

Notes:

Calcite, quartz, and opaques (with Fe staining)

Mag:

2.5

Polarized:

plane

Notes:

Calcite, quartz, and opaques (with Fe staining)

Mag:

2.5

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

Slide 1

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

Slide 1

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

plane

Notes:

Slide 2

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

crossed

Notes:

Slide 2

Mag:

scan

Polarized:

plane

Thin Sections:

GRD02N5T0: Calif 36 (1):Broken slide. 98% calcite, 2% quartz. Trace opaque. Shows bedding. Not equigranular. (C. Eichler)

GRD02N5T1: Calif 36 (2): 98% calcite, 2% quartz. Trace opaque. Shows bedding. Not equigranular. (C. Eichler)

GRD02N5T2: Calif 36 (3):

GRD02N5T3

Documents:

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References:

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