
Garnet schist from the eastern Italian Alps
by Bernardo Cesare, Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Polarized light photomicrograph of a thin section of a garnetiferous metamorphic rock called schist. This rock was originally a mud deposited in the sea floor. Through the increase of pressure and temperature that accompany metamorphic processes the rock changed, crystals of garnet formed, and layers of mica were intensely and flattened anastomosed around it.
Width of view 5,4 mm
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- European Geosciences Union (350)
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (986)
- Soil System Sciences (946)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (584)
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3000 × 2001 px;
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Nikon D5500
Software: Apple Photo
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2022
Submitted on 31 March 2025
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Bernardo Cesare (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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