BH250-53

Title

BH250-53

Subject

Metagabbro

Description

Major Minerals: quartz, plagioclase, hornblende, clinopyroxene (augtie), hypersthene, bronzite

Optics: some of the pyroxens show excellent cleavages

Coverage

Location: Granite Falls, Minnesota, USA
GPS Coordinates: 44 48 10.20 N, 95 32 52.55W

Creator

Bereket Haileab

Source

From the rock collection of Bereket Haileab. Sample BH250-53. Housed at Carleton College in Minnesota.

Type

Thin section and hand sample

Relation


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TAS diagram of sample BH250-53.

Collection

Citation

Bereket Haileab, “BH250-53,” BH250 Mineralogy Teaching Collection, accessed April 26, 2026, https://bereket-haileab.geology.sites.carleton.edu/items/show/62.

Output Formats

Geolocation