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All of these samples were collected at Hogen Camp Mine, Harriman State Park, NY. The first image is a reflected light image of the ore vein. The ore vein formed as a result of dextral shear which ultimately created large fractures. Shortly after this, hydrothemal alteraltion occured of the metavolcanic gneiss in the region (image 2 and 3). The metavolcanic gneiss is rich in iron. Due to this, the highly acidic metamorphic fluids began to precipitate in the fractures. The process yeilded magnetite, clinopyroxene, and less common biotite within the fractures occuring at Hogen Camp Mine. The clinopyroxene and biotite are highly rich in iron.
Image 3 and 4 is the local pink pegmatites that occured in the region around 923 Ma. The pegmatitic dikes formed post-Ottawan orogeny. Composition includes: alkali feldspar with minor constituents of clinopyroxene and quartz.
This rock is a quartzofeldspathic gneiss from Surebridge Mine in Harriman State Park, NY. What’s so cool about this is you can see the hydrothermal process which alters biotite to chlorite. The large brown grain being biotite, and the purple/blue/green in the center being chlorite. (10x XPL)
Working on polishing my samples for reflective light microscopy. This sample is a pyroxenite from Hogen Camp Mine in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. The area was once a lead producer of iron ore and magnetite for the east coast.
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perezhilton attend the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday, May 3, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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All hail the Queen.
