A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Diabase, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey |
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| Description | A medium grained dark gray intrusive igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. The feldspar is labradorite, and the pyroxene is augite. Biotite, magnetite and ilmenite are also present but cannot be seen in hand specimen. This sample is 10 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Upper Triassic |
| Lithostratigraphy | Palisade diabase |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey ▹ Hudson. Near Jersey City. |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-02-22. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #33. |
| Key words | diabase, New Jersey |
| Tech details | 766 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 137 |
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