Title
Wollastonite-garnet-diopside
Identifier
AD-24
Description
This unique rock contains white crystalline wollastonite, brown grains of andradite garnet, and green diopside. Specimens courtesy of R.R. Bauer, plant manager of NYCO MInes (1980). McLelland reports some grossularite in addition to andradite.
The following information is from the original OCR document: This interesting rock is discussed by Buddington, 1939, p. 41-43. See also Buddington and Whitcomb, 1941, Geology of the Willsboro Quandrant, New York State Museum Bulletin 325 and Buddington, 1950, "Composition and Genesis of Pyroxene and Garnet Related to the Adirondack Anorthosite and Anorthosite-Marble Contacts," American Mineralogist, v.35, p.659-670.
The following information is from the original OCR document: This interesting rock is discussed by Buddington, 1939, p. 41-43. See also Buddington and Whitcomb, 1941, Geology of the Willsboro Quandrant, New York State Museum Bulletin 325 and Buddington, 1950, "Composition and Genesis of Pyroxene and Garnet Related to the Adirondack Anorthosite and Anorthosite-Marble Contacts," American Mineralogist, v.35, p.659-670.
Date
1980
Contributor
Western Minerals Inc.
Spatial Coverage
Adirondack Highlands-this specimen was obtained from the NYCO MIne in Willsboro, NY.
Temporal Coverage
Precambrian
Accrual Method
Purchased from Western Minerals Inc.
Number of Thin Sections
Thin section not available.