Tapeats Sandstone

Alternative Title

Sandstone (orthoquartzite)

Identifier

GC-4

Description

Sandstone shows metamorphic overprinting with triple junctions between quartz grains common.

Both thin section images were taken at a 400x magnification.

Date

no date

Contributor

Western Minerals Inc.

Temporal Coverage

Early to Middle Cambrian

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals Inc.

Number of Thin Sections

2

Geolocation