Porphyroblastic andalusite-cordierite-staurolite-biotite-garnet schist

Title

Porphyroblastic andalusite-cordierite-staurolite-biotite-garnet schist

Identifier

NS-6

Description

Macroscopic: Mega-porphyroblastic andalusite, cordierite, staurolite, biotite, garnet schist. Relict bedding, cross bedding or graded bedding may be apparent in some samples. Mineral zone: staurolite-andalusite. Microscopic: Large garnet phenocrysts within a very fine grained matrix containing biotite. Thin section pictures in XPL unless otherwise noted in the title of the picuture. Thin sections are 3mm across.

Date

N/A

Contributor

Western Minerals, Inc.

Spatial Coverage

Nova Scotia

Temporal Coverage

N/A

Unit

N/A

Number of Thin Sections

1