Graywacke

Title

Graywacke

Alternative Title

Sandstone

Identifier

FR-7

Description

Angular sand size grains, dominated by quartz, have a brown color with a greenish tint. Calcite found on weathered bedding planes after lithification. Slight folding of the bedding planes in one direction. (FOV: 1.28)

Date

Not given

Contributor

Western Minerals, Inc.

Spatial Coverage

From summit of pass (White's Hill) just east of Forest Knolls on Sir Francis Drake Highway,

Temporal Coverage

Mesozoic

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Number of Thin Sections

1