Graywacke

Title

Graywacke

Alternative Title

Sandstone

Identifier

FR-12

Description

Sand sized quartz grains and smaller feldspars make up the matrix. Grey-brown sand weathers to a rusty golden color.

(Thin Section FOV: 1.28mm)

Date

Not given

Contributor

Western Minerals, Inc.

Spatial Coverage

Old quarry face in north side of Telegraph Hill, on Kearny St, just south of Francisco Street.

Temporal Coverage

Mesozoic

Accrual Method

Purchased from Western Minerals, Inc.

Number of Thin Sections

1