Andalusite schist

Title

Andalusite schist

Identifier

LT-8

Description

Mica-based schist containing porphyroblasts of andalusite (chiastolite) which have been partly retrograded to muscovite

Date

1980

Contributor

Western Minerals, Inc.

Is Part Of

Spatial Coverage

Mt. Washington Toll Rd, NH; (~3000 feet along this road at turn out)
SE region of Mt. Washington quadrangle map, NH

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Number of Thin Sections

2