Title
Quartzite
Identifier
DUCO-10
Description
Metamorphised sandstone with a gray, glassy appearance. From the Paughquag quartzite, a late Cambrian formation. The basal Cambrian quartzite rests on pre-Cambrian gneisses.
The thin section shows quartz and plag with some biotite and grain boundaries. Many fluid inclusions noticeable.
This rock has a different protolith than the many pelitic schists around it.
The thin section shows quartz and plag with some biotite and grain boundaries. Many fluid inclusions noticeable.
This rock has a different protolith than the many pelitic schists around it.
Contributor
Western Minerals
Is Part Of
<a href="http://geosciencecollections.milne-library.org/collections/show/18">Barrovian Metamorphic Sequence--Dutchess County, New York</a>
Spatial Coverage
Dutchess Co., NY
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals Inc.
Unit
Barrovian Metamorphic Sequence
Number of Thin Sections
1