A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Garnet gneiss - polished slab |
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| Description | This 15 cm wide sample of garnet gneiss from the Adirondack Mountains near Tupper Lake, New York, was cut and polished to show minerals and texture. The gneissic banding is manifested by white layers of mostly plagioclase, and darker layers containing biotite. Red garnets are mostly associated with the biotite layers. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Grenville (Precambrian) |
| Geologic province | Grenville |
| Location | USA ▹ New York. Near Tupper Lake. Adirondack Mountains. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-04-19. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #8336. |
| Key words | garnet gneiss, garnet, Tupper Lake, New York, Adirondack Mountains |
| Tech details | 2.87 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro. |
| GeoDIL number | 361 |
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