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More quartz than sample 12

Intricate banding

meatmorphosed peraluminous volcanic rock

Macroscopic: Biotite, muscovite schist. Parts of the outcrop are migmatic as a result of intrusion by various phases of the Port Mouton Pluton. Microscopic: Coarse grained biotite, muscovite and quartz. Thin section pictures in XPL unless otherwise…

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Clay sized feldspars and quartz present, but majority of crystal grains too small to identify in thin section. Surface contains some calcite that formed after lithification. Fresh surfaces do not effervesce with acid meaning reaction is caused by…

Blueschist from an outcrop in a stream bed

Thinly banded Blueschist

Dense Blueschist

Contains mica veins

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