So my theory is that I've found a contact aureole. I'm relatively sure that the beach has Quartzite, Adinole, Hornfels, and some Skarn. 😊🪨❤️
*Not all pictured here.
#contactmetamorphism #contactaureole #quartzite #adinole #hornfels #geology #pebbles
Day at the Alta Stock contact aureole
#Grossular #garnets
#Diopside (any idea what the little yellow minerals are? I so want to believe they are either the metamorphic or metasomatic #forsterite that I've been looking for over the last 2 years)
#contactmetamorphism #geoscience #geology #altastock
Feeling the Heat: Perseverance Looks for Evidence of Contact Metamorphism #Science #Space #PlanetaryScience #Perseverance #MarsResearch #ContactMetamorphism
Sometimes it is nice to deal with a colorful rock
FOV 3 mm
diopside hornfels
#geology #contactmetamorphism #thinsection
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