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  • Collection: (NWME) Northwest Maine Metamorphic Suite -- Maine

Sillimanite has been partly psuedomorphed

Moslty conglomerates, but partly staurolite rimmed with muscovite

Some remnants of andalusite

Staurolite rimmed with muscovite

Isoclinal folding and cross bedding, spelitic and sandy beds all present

higher metamorphic grade than specimen one, lower than speciment 3

with sillimanite retrograde, bedding has been destroyed and turned into "soup"

Show muscovite psuedomorphs and large staurolite crystals

Grade bedded layers of pelitic bands and thin sandstones

Garnets and chlorite in pelitic bands

higher than average amount of graphite present

Some chlorite

Includes sillimanite and K-spar

More quartz than sample 12
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