A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Underhill Formation (Cambrian serpentinite), Lowell, Vermont |
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| Description | This fine grained greenish-gray rock is nearly entirely serpentine (antigorite). Slickensides, due to shearing, are displayed. Magnesite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and magnetite are also present but cannot be seen in hand specimen. This specimen is 8 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cambrian |
| Lithostratigraphy | Underhill Formation |
| Location | USA ▹ Vermont. Near Lowell. Near Eden Mills. |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-03-20. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #43. |
| Key words | serpentinite, serpentine, antigorite, slickenside, Underhill Formation, Vermont |
| Tech details | 704 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 206 |
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