GRD02PUS0

Calif 1135

Schist

Cenozoic › Paleogene › Eocene › Early Eocene
48.6 - 55.8

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 3 › Drawer H

folds

Sample of folded green schist. Original label: Orocopia Schist.

Day Metamorphic Petrology Lab 2018

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California
On road through Mecca Hills, Riverside county
Latitude: 33.592°
Longitude: -115.968°

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Slide A: Folded layer of quartz between two layers of calcite

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Slide A: Folded layer of quartz between two layers of calcite

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Slide B

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Slide B

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Slide A

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Slide A

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GRD02PUT0: Calif 1135 (A): Folded. Layer of chlorite, muscovite, and pyroxene. Distinct quartz layers. (C. Eichler)

GRD02PUT1: Calif 1135 (B): Almost identical to Slide A. Folded. Layer of chlorite, muscovite, and pyroxene. Distinct quartz layers. Two large crystals of oxides. (C. Eichler)

GRD02PUT2: Calif 1135 (C):

GRD02PUT3: Calif 1135 (D):

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