A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Orfordville Formation (phyllite) from near, Ely, Vermont |
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| Description | This metamorphic rock has a shiny luster due to the presence of fine grained mica. Indiviudual mineral grains cannot be seen in hand specimen, but in thin section quartz, mica, chlorite, graphite and magnetite are apparent. This sample is 9.5 cm across. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Middle Ordovician |
| Lithostratigraphy | Oxfordville formation |
| Location | USA ▹ Vermont ▹ Orange. Near Ely. |
| Photographer | Mike Davis. 2001-04-10. |
| Collection | Ward’s Collection of Classic North American Rocks #78. |
| Key words | phyllite, Orfordville Formation, Vermont |
| Tech details | 430 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 330 |
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