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How to Identify Metamorphic Rocks in Thin Section and Hand Sample - GEO GIRL

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This course teaches identification of metamorphic rocks and minerals using hand samples and rotating thin-section views. It covers mineral assemblages, textures, cleavage, interference colors, porphyroblasts, and foliation across a range of metamorphic rocks.

Syllabus

Marble
Quartzite
How to tell the difference between Quartzite and Marble
Real time rotation of Quartzite thin section!
Phyllite
Phyllite vs Schist
Garnet Staurolite Schist
Poikiloblasts vs Porphyroblasts
More Schist examples
Real time rotation of Schist thin section!
Blueschists Glaucophane Schist
Real time rotation of Blueschist thin section!
Amphibolite
Real time rotation of Amphibolite thin section!
Garnet Amphibolite
Mica Schists
Eclogite
Gneiss Granular, Streifen, & Augen
Real time rotation of Gneiss thin section!
Poikiloblastic schists secondary metamorphism
Serpentinite
Greenschist
Slate
Soapstone Talc Schist
Upcoming videos & references!

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