Gneiss

Title

Gneiss

Identifier

NH-6

Description

Gneiss from the Bethlehem Gneiss series. Thin section contains quartz, biotite, plagioclase, and muscovite. Hand sample is a leucocratic facies and contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.

Date

August 1979

Contributor

Western Minerals Inc.

Spatial Coverage

Mascoma Quad., 1 mi S of Exit 14 on I-89 N

Temporal Coverage

Devonian

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Unit

Bethlehem Gneiss

Number of Thin Sections

1