Title

Bedrock Yarmouth Photo 3

Creator

David P. West Jr.

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Contributing Institution

Maine Geological Survey

Document Type

Image

Identifier

10125

Description

Photo 3: Close up view of biotite granofels with an equigranular “salt and pepper” texture. Granofels is a metamorphic rock in which the minerals lack obvious alignment. Irregular masses of reddish-pink garnet enclose abundant small mineral grains, a distinctive feature of the Cumberland Foreside Formation (SOcf). Freshly blasted surface in a construction zone approximately 500 feet east of I-295 near the southern boundary of the quadrangle, Cumberland.
Project Name: Bedrock Geology 24k Yarmouth

Exact Creation Date

6-29-2016

Location

Cumberland

Supplemental Rights

Credit must be given to the photographer and the Maine Geological Survey when this photo is displayed, reproduced, distributed and/or used in derivative works.