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Migmatite, Welcome Springs, Utah

Beaver Dam Mountains, Utah, precambrian, 1.7billion years.

Migmatites are metamorphic rocks subjected to high pressure and very high heat. as a result some components are melting (such as the whitish feldspar), whereas the more mafic components undergo ductile solid deformation. Kind of subterranean toffee factory...

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Uploaded on March 31, 2021
Taken on March 29, 2021