Photomicrograph of a specimen from an analcite crystal bed. Rio Blanco County, Colorado. 1927.
Dates
Date Taken
1927
Summary
Photomicrograph of a specimen from an analcite crystal bed with a distinctly tuffaceous matrix; showing sub parallel orientation of the large biotite flakes, some of which are deeply embedded in the analcite crystals. The medium toned gray matrix is chalcedony. From a bed in the north wall of White River canyon, T. 1 N., R. 103 W., enlarged 80 diameters. Rio Blanco County, Colorado. 1927. Plate 2-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 158. 1930.
Summary
Photomicrograph of a specimen from an analcite crystal bed with a distinctly tuffaceous matrix; showing sub parallel orientation of the large biotite flakes, some of which are deeply embedded in the analcite crystals. The medium toned gray matrix is chalcedony. From a bed in the north wall of White River canyon, T. 1 N., R. 103 W., enlarged 80 diameters. Rio Blanco County, Colorado. 1927. Plate 2-A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 158. 1930.
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