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Description: | Garnet-amphibole gneisses from Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand.
These show the breakdown of amphibole to garnet at the amphibolite-granulite facies transition.
Some beautiful rocks and textures, although mostly slabbed.
These specimens were selected carefully by B.E. Leake for a project on amphibole to garnet reactions. This was never carried out. Many Selected by Prof. B.E. Leake from the collections of the Department of Geology, University of Otago, New Zealand. Transferred to museum for evaluation/donation/disposal by Prof. B.E. Leake (October 1997) | Subjects: | Geology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
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G12 8QQ | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Contributor: | Selected by Prof. B.E. Leake from the collections of the Department of Geology, University of Otago, New Zealand. Transferred to museum for evaluation/donation/disposal by Prof. B.E. Leake (October 1997) | Identifier: | H-450 |
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