Southwestern Virginia Case Study

A1 Amphibolite

Elizabeth A. Johnson

Outcrop and Hand Sample Photos and Videos

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This is in Galax.  Houses were constructed on this site shortly after this field trip.  You can see some of the cabins/houses in the background.  This is an amphibolite (massive boulders) with some schist on the left side of the first photo.  This is on the other side of a hill from A1 B2 Schist (next stop).

 

Thin Section Photos and Videos

Click on the image to make it larger. 1st = plane polarized light; 2nd = cross-polarized light.

Garnet surrounded by hornblende and quartz. Look at the inclusions in the garnet porphyroblast.

Entire thin section scan. 1st = ppl; 2nd = xpl. Click on the image to make it larger.

Media Attributions

  • A1-amphibolite-1
  • A1-Amphibolite-2
  • A1-amphibolite-3
  • A1 amph 4x ppl
  • A1 amph 4x xpl
  • A1 amph ppl
  • A1 amph xpl

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