Deformed augen-like clast, Punta Bianca, La Spezia
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Deformed augen-like clast, Punta Bianca, La Spezia

by Samuele Papeschi, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Greenschist-facies deformation of a foliated quartzite gave this quartz-rich clast its eye-like shape. The rock shown is a Carnian quartzite belonging to the Verrucano Group, from Punta Bianca (La Spezia, Italy)