Blueschist from French Cabin Creek, Washington
Blueschist is a rare metamorphic rock that forms only under extremely high pressure and relative low temperature. In his case, about 160 million year old basaltic ocean floor from the Pacific Ocean was pushed down into an oceanic trench to a depth of 40 km (25 miles), now it’s at 1200 meter (3,500 feet) elevation!
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Blueschist from French Cabin Creek, Washington
Blueschist is a rare metamorphic rock that forms only under extremely high pressure and relative low temperature. In his case, about 160 million year old basaltic ocean floor from the Pacific Ocean was pushed down into an oceanic trench to a depth of 40 km (25 miles), now it’s at 1200 meter (3,500 feet) elevation!
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Uploaded on September 5, 2020