Gneiss

Title

Gneiss

Identifier

NH-4

Description

Gneiss from the Bethlehem Gneiss series. Thin section contains biotite, muscovite, quartz, and plagioclase. Hand sample is finer grained than NH-3 and contains feldspars, quartz, and micas. From the same locality as NH-3.

Date

August 1979

Contributor

Western Minerals Inc.

Spatial Coverage

Sunapee Quad., on access road 0.5 mi W of Exit 12A on I-89.

Temporal Coverage

Devonian

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Unit

Bethlehem Gneiss

Number of Thin Sections

1