File:Garnetiferous blueschist (Ward Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA) 4.jpg
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English: Garnetiferous blueschist from the Mesozoic of California, USA.
Blueschist (a.k.a. glaucophane schist; a.k.a. glaucophanite) is a scarce, glaucophane-rich rock. It's a classic example of a low-temperature, high-pressure metamorphic rock. The bluish material is the mineral glaucophane (Na2Mg3Al2Si8O22(OH)2 - sodium magnesium hydroxy-aluminosilicate). Calling this lithology a “schist” is misleading, because many samples lack a schistose texture. Blueschist forms by burial metamorphism of basaltic oceanic crust in subduction zones. This is a crack surface of a gravel clast from a stream in California. It is likely derived from an outcrop in the Mesozoic-aged Franciscan Complex, which is principally a serpentinitic melange. Blueschist "knockers" occur in the complex. Locality: Ward Creek, western Sonoma County, western California, USA |
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