Title
Basaltic Tuffaceous Conglomerate
Identifier
TMJ-16
Description
Rock Sample:
The overall matrix is a dark green blue but there are many different colored clasts that give it a mixture of colors. The color of the clasts range from brick red, pink, white, and green (non-reactant to acid). The texture of the rock is silty. There are massive, very coarse grained clasts that are up to 3cm in length. There are clasts within other clasts. There is one fracture spanning across the rock. There is evidence of minor chemical weathering. The overall shape of the rock is an octahedral. It has eight faces and forms into a jagged ball.
Thin Section:
The matrix has many globular, navy blue crystals, with an outer shell around them (XPL). Some plagioclase crystals experience tartan twinning. Also, some of the plagioclase is intergrown within other plagioclase crystals. The matrix has a variety of colors in XPL (navy blue, yellow, and brown in various shades), and makes up the majority of the thin section. There are some smaller dark blue crystals that are in the shape of a half spoked wheel (under XPL). There are some very fine grained sized glass crystals within the thin section.
-Plagioclase (50%)
-Quartz (20%)
-Pyroxene (10%)
-Olivine (10%)
-Biotite (10%)
-Magnification at 4x/0.10
The overall matrix is a dark green blue but there are many different colored clasts that give it a mixture of colors. The color of the clasts range from brick red, pink, white, and green (non-reactant to acid). The texture of the rock is silty. There are massive, very coarse grained clasts that are up to 3cm in length. There are clasts within other clasts. There is one fracture spanning across the rock. There is evidence of minor chemical weathering. The overall shape of the rock is an octahedral. It has eight faces and forms into a jagged ball.
Thin Section:
The matrix has many globular, navy blue crystals, with an outer shell around them (XPL). Some plagioclase crystals experience tartan twinning. Also, some of the plagioclase is intergrown within other plagioclase crystals. The matrix has a variety of colors in XPL (navy blue, yellow, and brown in various shades), and makes up the majority of the thin section. There are some smaller dark blue crystals that are in the shape of a half spoked wheel (under XPL). There are some very fine grained sized glass crystals within the thin section.
-Plagioclase (50%)
-Quartz (20%)
-Pyroxene (10%)
-Olivine (10%)
-Biotite (10%)
-Magnification at 4x/0.10
Date
1969
Contributor
Western Minerals, Inc.
Is Part Of
Spatial Coverage
Tanzawa Mountains, Japan (Zone II)
Temporal Coverage
N/A
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals Inc.
Unit
Zone II
Number of Thin Sections
1