A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Arkose from near Gardiner, Montana, USA |
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| Description | Arkose is a general term for sandstones that contain lots of feldspar in addition to quartz. This arkose, collected just north of Yellowstone National Park, also contains biotite (giving it a dark color) and calcite. The sample is 9 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Montana. Near Gardiner. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-21. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #141. |
| Key words | arkose, Montana |
| Tech details | 1.05 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 473 |
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