Deformed augen-like clast, Punta Bianca, La Spezia

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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)

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Type Image Format JPG Size 4.3 MB Width 4000 px Height 3000 px Aspect 4:3 Brand Canon Model PowerShot SX130 IS Exposure 5 mm f/4 1/1250 s ISO 80 Taken 19 February 2015 Coordinates 44.0380, 9.9694 Tint Olive gray Submitted 28 February 2017

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