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Photomicrograph of amygdaloidal basalt from Sugar Grove, Stop 7. For a more detailed explanation, contact Jonathan Tso at jtso@radford.edu.
 
Figure 26. Photomicrograph of amygdaloidal basalt from Sugar Grove, Stop 7. Euhedral pyroxene with compositional zonation is visible, as is the groundmass of plagioclase with felted texture. Crossed polars.

 

 

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