Browse Collections (34 total)
(ADK) Anorthosite-Charnockite and Metamorphic Suite --
Adirondack Mountains, New York
The Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State are underlain by approximately 20,000 square miles of complexly deformed, high grade metamorphic…
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Adirondack Mountains, New York
(BKM) Belknap Mountains Ring Complex -- White Mountains, New Hampshire
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(CC) Blueschist-Cazadero Petrographic Suite -- California
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(DUCO) Barrovian Metamorphic Sequence -- Dutchess County, New York
A classic example of Barrovian-type metamorphism in Dutchess County, NY associated with the Taconic orogeny. A Barrovian metamorphic sequence displays…
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(FM) Flysch Stratigraphic Suite -- Molasse Basin, Switzerland
Flysch is dominantly a turbidite succession, alternating sandstone and shale 100mm to rarely 100m in syntectonic accumulations. With a rising landmass…
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(FR) Sedimentary and Igneous Franciscan Assemblage Suite -- California
This 14 sample collection primarily consists of clastic sedimentary rocks with metamorphic and igneous components, representing a Franciscan…
Contributors: Western Minerals, Inc. - Collection was supervised by Dr. Frederick C. Marshall, Assistant Professor of Geology at Principia College.
(GC) Grand Canyon Stratigraphic Suite -- Grand Canyon, Arizona
This collection contains 21 samples. They are a representation of samples of lithology from the early precambrian to the late permian. The…
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(HA) Volcanic Phenomena Suite -- The Hawaiian Islands of Hawaii and Oahu
These 31 samples comprise a collection of volcanic rocks associated with the hot-spot volcanism of the Hawaiian Islands. Samples were collected from…
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(KBR) Karroo Igneous Complex -- Birds River, South Africa
The Birds River Complex is a "Bell-Jar" intrusion first described by du Toit in 1905 and then by Ealey and Robey in 1976. One of the best exposed…
Contributors: Dr. Brian Lock, Rhodes University, Western Minerals, Inc.
(LT) Littleton Formation Metamorphic Suite -- New Hampshire
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(MC) Magnet Cove Alkaline Igneous Complex -- Magnet Cove, Arkansas
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(NAO) Ophiolite Suite -- Northern Apennines, Italy
The suite consists of samples from an ophiolite suite that outcrops in 3 locations in the Apennine mountain range in northern Italy. The units are…
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(NH) Plutonic Magma Series -- Southwestern New Hampshire
A sampling of the four plutonic stages of the New Hampshire series. This encompasses the Bethlehem Gneiss, the Kinsman Quartz Monzonite, the Spaulding…
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(NM) Northern Michigan Metamorphic Suite -- Michigan
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(NS) Meta-Pelite Suite -- Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Samples from the Shelburne area representative of the full range of metamorphic grades. This suite includes a high grade pelitic xenolith as well as…
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(NWME) Northwest Maine Metamorphic Suite -- Maine
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(PH) Powderhorn (Iron Hill) Carbonatite Suite -- Gunnison County, SW Colorado
The Powderhorn (Iron Hill) Carbonatite is located in Gunnison County in about the center of the southwestern quadrant of Colorado. It is a pear-shaped…
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(PPC) Franciscan Assemblage Suite -- Panoche Pass, California
This collection consists of 20 samples taken from Panoche Pass, California. These samples are representative of rocks that can be found in the…
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