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)
Taken on 19
February
2015
Submitted on 28 Feb 2017
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- Field (2733)
- Geodynamics (357)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (484)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (542)
Location
- Europe (3484)
- Southern Europe (1511)
- Italy (381)
- Exact location (9.9694 E, 44.0380 N)
Tags
quartz, field, structural geology, metamorphism, foliation, field work, deformation, verrucano
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Credit: Samuele Papeschi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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