A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Scoria, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon |
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| Description | This scoria formed by rapid cooling of a lava. A few very small glassy crystals of feldspar (calcic plagioclase) can be seen at high magnification, but mostly this sampleis too fine grained to identify mineral content. This sample is 9 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Pleistocene |
| Location | USA ▹ Oregon ▹ Klamath. Near Klamath Falls. |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-02-22. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #34. |
| Key words | scoria, Oregon |
| Tech details | 714 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital. |
| GeoDIL number | 138 |
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