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Id 179
Identification Type Lithofacies
Name Tephra - mafic
Distinguishing Features
Description Lithofacies defined as the directly deposited ejecta of mafic (typically basaltic) volcanic eruptions.
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Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: volc glass, magnetite, oxide coatings, mafic minerals, feldspars
Image Tags: tephra volcanic-glass crystalline mafic minerals
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: volc glass, magnetite, oxide coatings, mafic minerals, feldspars
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: olivine, volcanic glass
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: olivine, volcanic glass
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: volc glass lath or thread fragment ('Pele's hair'?), oivine(?), other mafics
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: volc glass lath or thread fragment ('Pele's hair'?), oivine(?), other mafics
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Plane-Polarized Light
Magnification: 200.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: volc glass, oxide coatings
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 200.0
Submitted by: Mark Shapley
Notes: volc glass, oxide coatings
Image Tags: none
Unique Identification: Tephra - mafic
Site name: Redfish Lake
Light type: Cross-Polarized Light
Magnification: 100.0
Submitted by: not specified
Notes: none
Image Tags: none

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