Garnet-biotite sericite schist

Title

Garnet-biotite sericite schist

Identifier

NS-8

Description

Macroscopic: Biotite, muscovite schist. The biotite has begun retrograding to chlorite. There is a mineral zone consisting of garnets present in the handsample. Microscopic: Abundant foliated biotite/sericite and quartz. Large amphibole phenocrysts present. 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