Rock366 : Day 60 : Granitic Pegmatite

Rock366 : Day 60 : Granitic Pegmatite

Day 60 : Today is February 29, putting the 366 in Rock366. So today I have my favourite sample and the...

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Rock366 : Day 59 : Pelitic Migmatite

Rock366 : Day 59 : Pelitic Migmatite

Day 59 : A pelitic coarse biotite schist with a 'lit-par-lit' injection of granitic neosome. From the...

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Rock366 : Day 58 : 'Dents de Cheval' Migmatite

Rock366 : Day 58 : 'Dents de Cheval' Migmatite

Day 58 : The large porphyroblasts in this migmatite are referred to as 'Dents de Cheval' or horse's teeth. Locality unknown. Keele collection.

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Rock366 : Day 57 : Garnet Gneiss

Rock366 : Day 57 : Garnet Gneiss

Day 57 : Another mystery rock from the about to get skipped boxes. A garnet gneiss from an unknown...

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Rock366 : Day 56 : Zoisite Schist

Rock366 : Day 56 : Zoisite Schist

Day 56 : A zoisite schist, Lias in Nufenen Pass. Keele collection.

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Rock366 : Day 55 : Cordierite Hornfels

Rock366 : Day 55 : Cordierite Hornfels

Day 55 : A 'spotted' cordierite hornfels in the Skiddaw Granite aurole, Caldew River, Carrock Fell, Lake District, England. Keele collection.

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Rock366 : Day 54 : Enstatite Peridotite

Rock366 : Day 54 : Enstatite Peridotite

Day 54 : Enstatite Peridotite from Finero, northern Italy. Keele collection.

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Rock366 : Day 53 : Contact Metamorphism

Rock366 : Day 53 : Contact Metamorphism

Day 53 : A bit of a mystery rock this one. I found it, unlabelled, in a box of rocks due to be thrown...

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Rock366 : Day 52 : Andalucite-Biotite Hornfels

Rock366 : Day 52 : Andalucite-Biotite Hornfels

Day 52 : An andalucite-biotite hornfels in the aureole of the Ardara pluton, Donegal,...

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Rock366 : Day 51 : Andalucite Hornfels

Rock366 : Day 51 : Andalucite Hornfels

Day 51 : Andalucite porphyroblasts growing preferentially in pelitic horizons. From the crags above Clooney, Donegal. Keele collection.

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Rock366 : Day 50 : Tremolite-Talc Marble

Rock366 : Day 50 : Tremolite-Talc Marble

Day 50 : A tremolite-talc marble from near Lackagh Bridge, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Keele collection.

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Rock36 : Day 49 : Sillimanite Hornfels

Rock36 : Day 49 : Sillimanite Hornfels

Day 49 : Sillimanite Hornfels, part of a pelitic xeonlith in the Thorr Granodiorite, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Keele Collection. Weathered surface

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Rock366 : Day 49 : Sillimanite Hornfels

Rock366 : Day 49 : Sillimanite Hornfels

Day 49 : Sillimanite Hornfels, part of a pelitic xeonlith in the Thorr Granodiorite, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Keele Collection. Cut section

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Rock366 : Day 48 : Forsterite Marble

Rock366 : Day 48 : Forsterite Marble

Day 48 : Forsterite marble from the Kilcrist Quarries, on the flanks of Beinn Shuardail,...

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Rock366 : Day 47 :

Rock366 : Day 47 :

Day 47 : A Dalradian calcsilicate marble from near Kyllachy House, Tomatin, Inverness, Highland, Scotland. Keele Collection.

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Rock366 : Day 46 : Metamorphosed Calcsilicate

Rock366 : Day 46 : Metamorphosed Calcsilicate

Day 46 : Contact metamorphism of a calcsilicate adjacent to the Thorr granite, Donegal, Ireland

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Rock366 : Day 45 : Zoisite Skarn

Rock366 : Day 45 : Zoisite Skarn

Day 45 : A zoisite skarn from Laggan Hill, Grantown-on-Spey, Highland, Scotland. Keele Collection.

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012

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Rock366 : Day 44 : Folded Psammites & Pelites

Rock366 : Day 44 : Folded Psammites & Pelites

Day 44 : Folded psammites and pelites. Unknown locality. Keele collection.

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Uploaded on Feb 13, 2012

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