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Tag Archives: vein

Boudins or Pillows?

Posted on August 14, 2016 by cmbail
Surface of quarried block in the Catoctin Formation.

Surface of quarried block in the Catoctin Formation. Hammer is ~35 cm long.

This is going to be trouble…

Annotated view. g- greenstone (actinolite schist), m- marble, v- vein composed of carbonate minerals.

Annotated view. g- greenstone (actinolite schist), m- marble, v- vein composed of carbonate minerals.

Posted in featured image | Tagged boudin, Catoctin Formation, pillow lava, vein
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