Granoblastic

Granoblastic

Granoblastic is an anhedral phaneritic equi-granular metamorphic rock texture. Granoblastic texture is typical of quartzite, marble and other non-foliated metamorphic rocks without porphyroblasts. Characteristics defining granoblastic texture include: grains visible to the unaided eye, sutured boundaries and approximately equidimensional grains. The grain boundaries intersect at 120° triple junctions under ideal conditions. Variation from the ideal results from stress produced foliation during crystallization resulting in schistose textures.

References

* [http://www.maden.hacettepe.edu.tr/dmmrt/index.html Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms]
* [http://teachserv.earth.ox.ac.uk/courses/es2-metrock/tex/1tex02.html Metamorphic Microstructures]


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