Quartz Monzonite

Title

Quartz Monzonite

Identifier

NH-18

Description

Quartz Monzonite from the Kinsman Quartz Monzonite unit. Thin section shows quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, muscovite, and myrmekitic texture. Hand sample contains quartz, feldspars, and micas.

Date

August 1979

Contributor

Western Minerals Inc.

Spatial Coverage

Mt. Kearsarge Quad., 2.5 miles W of exit 9 on I-89, S side of highway

Temporal Coverage

Devonian

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Unit

Kinsman Quartz Mozonite

Number of Thin Sections

1