Metamorphic Rock
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, phyllite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1240 a,b
- Description
- Low to medium grade metamorphic rocks. Phyllites. Original rock was probably a muddy sandstone. Silky sheen on surface due to formation of mica flakes. In the metamorphic series, these specimens are between a slate and a schist.
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- Title
- Metamorphic Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, phyllite
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Low to medium grade metamorphic rocks. Phyllites. Original rock was probably a muddy sandstone. Silky sheen on surface due to formation of mica flakes. In the metamorphic series, these specimens are between a slate and a schist.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1240 a,b
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