Hi Horst,
Why do you think it was sourced from here? Could it b from Canada?
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On Jan 27, 2012, at 2:46 PM, "Horst Marschall" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear community, especially New England petrologists,
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> we are in need of a list of localities in New England where this rock type occurs:
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> quartz-chloritoid-garnet-muscovite schist ±graphite
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> The garnet is less than half a millimeter, but clear, red and euhedral. The black chloritoid blasts are larger than the garnet (2-3 mm). The slightly greyish colour of the mica-rich groundmass points to graphite.
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> I'm sure someone on the list can easily point out a few localities between MA, VT, NH or ME (or NY) where this type of rock is common?!
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> many thanks in advance,
> Horst
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> PS: This rock was made into an artefact of archeological value and can't be made into a thin section. No whole-rock analysis either. I haven't even seen a very fresh surface.
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