Garnet schist from the eastern Italian Alps
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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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Bernardo Cesare (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
9.5 MB
Aspect
1000:667
Width
3000 px
Height
2001 px
Brand
Nikon
Model
D5500
Exposure
1/160 s ISO 400
Software
Apple Photo
Tint
Moderate orange
Submitted
31 March 2025
Taken
2 February 2022
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