Ferrohypersthene Garnet Biotite Tonalite

Title

Ferrohypersthene Garnet Biotite Tonalite

Identifier

NH-13

Description

Ferrohypersthene Garnet Biotite Tonalite from the Spaulding Quartz Diorite. Some samples are fairly weathered. Thin section contains garnet, biotite, quartz, and plagioclase. Hand sample shows garnet, biotite, quartz, feldspars, and evidence of iron oxidation.

Date

August 1979

Contributor

Western Minerals Inc.

Spatial Coverage

Penacook Quad., 1.25 mi S. of Salisbury on highway 127

Temporal Coverage

Devonian

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Unit

Spaulding Quartz Diorite

Number of Thin Sections

1