Schistose quartzite

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Earth Sciences, University of Newcastle
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2020-02-09
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This unusual speciment is likely from the Broken Hill district of New South Wales, Australia. It is a foliated quartzite. Other minerals present include alamandine garnets (up to 1 centimetre), biotite, and long blades (up to 5 centimetres) of amphibole. While I am not sure of the composition of the amphibole, based on the other minerals present it is likely to be a low calcium one such as anthophyllite.