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Sample Description Mineralogy
T2_121597 Phaneritic granite; thin, discontinuous surface coating and thin aeolian mantle on top surface. quartz; plagioclase, hornblende, mica
T4_121597 Carbonate clast; cobble-size; dissolution pits and aeolian sediment on top; some clasts are etched on both sides. calcium carbonate
T5_121597 Black gabbro; aligned mica grains on cleavage planes; red varnish on dorsal face; wind-abraded exterior. muscovite
T6_121597 Well indurated sample from tufa bar; carbonate cement with etched exposed surfaces; Angular clasts range in size from coarse sand to coarse pebble.  calcium carbonate; various in clasts
P7_121597 Brown, semi-indurated playa clasts; generally fine grain size with minor aeolian sand particles included. predominantly clay
C8_121597 Clasts from the friable carbonate-cemented conglomerate; grain size ranged from fine pebbles to small cobbles. calcium carbonate; various in clasts
G9_121597 Gneiss fragments with carbonate cement from gneissic outcrop with tufa cap; phaneritic; aeolian coating on exposed surfaces. quartz, plagioclase, muscovite
     
     
  Naming convention: Site Code, Station Number_Date  
  T: Tufa Traverse  
  P: Playa  
  C: Conglomerate  
  G: Gneiss Outcrop  
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