Granophyre
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Granophyre
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Published 2018-11-05T16:58:07+00:00
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A small sample of a granitic rock called Granophyre, from the Ercall quarry, Shropshire. This specimen has been cut to produce microscope thin sections.
Granophyre is a subvolcanic rock that contains quartz and alkali feldspar in characteristic angular intergrowths such as those in the accompanying image. The texture is called granophyric.
Imaged using a canon 5DS R and Stackshot 3x with turntable to provide 70 images which were then processed using agisoft photoscan at high levels.
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This object is scanned by Fossils in Shropshire
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Technical Information
| Date published | 05/11/2018 |
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| Title | Granophyre |
| Date | circa 560 million years ago |
| Dimension | 6.8cm x 6.1cm x 5.2cm |
| Place | Fossils in Shropshire |
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