Title
Dolerite Sill
Alternative Title
Dolerite
Identifier
TMJ-13
Description
Rock Sample:
The rock is dark green throughout, with a mineral forming white specks. The white mineral does not react with hydrochloric acid. The texture is very rough, and the rock's edges are sharp. Large flat phenocrysts (~ ≤10mm). The sample is non-foliated and has an aphanitic matrix. There is a off-white colored crystal forming on one of the faces. They are bumpy and <0.1mm in depth. There is some minor 70 degree cleavage on the sample.
Thin Section:
There are micro-fractures, and many of the minerals have a blue-green tint in PPL. There are also larger fractures throughout the thin section. The sample is holocrystalline with some brown glass-like blotches. There is a poikilitic texture while viewed in XPL.
-Augite (~30%)
-Plagioclase (~60%)
-Olivine (5%)
-There is little to no quartz
-Magnification at 4x/0.10
Scanning Electron Microscope:
The light green filament on the face with the label is composed of iron, calcium, silicon, aluminum, magnesium, sodium, oxygen and small amounts of carbon.
The rock is dark green throughout, with a mineral forming white specks. The white mineral does not react with hydrochloric acid. The texture is very rough, and the rock's edges are sharp. Large flat phenocrysts (~ ≤10mm). The sample is non-foliated and has an aphanitic matrix. There is a off-white colored crystal forming on one of the faces. They are bumpy and <0.1mm in depth. There is some minor 70 degree cleavage on the sample.
Thin Section:
There are micro-fractures, and many of the minerals have a blue-green tint in PPL. There are also larger fractures throughout the thin section. The sample is holocrystalline with some brown glass-like blotches. There is a poikilitic texture while viewed in XPL.
-Augite (~30%)
-Plagioclase (~60%)
-Olivine (5%)
-There is little to no quartz
-Magnification at 4x/0.10
Scanning Electron Microscope:
The light green filament on the face with the label is composed of iron, calcium, silicon, aluminum, magnesium, sodium, oxygen and small amounts of carbon.
Date
1969
Contributor
Western Minerals, Inc.
Is Part Of
Spatial Coverage
Tanzawa Mountains, Japan (Zone IV)
Temporal Coverage
N/A
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals Inc.
Unit
Dolerite Sill (Zone IV)
Number of Thin Sections
1