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Structures in metamorphic rock - #3

Tight folds in migmatitic gneiss -- the field of view is about one metre wide. In this complexly deformed rock, the limbs of the whitish folds have been severed by shearing along the metamorphic layering. (For a lengthy explanation of this rock type, see my previous "Structures in metamorphic rock - #2" photo, in my "Geology in building stone" album.)

 

This smooth clean polished surface is from some ornamental building stone in downtown Calgary.

 

C. J.R. Devaney

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Uploaded on February 2, 2016
Taken on January 31, 2016