Table 1: BH250 rock samples that show, different textures, minerals and rock types.

BH250-1 BH250-2 BH250-3 BH250-4 BH250-5 BH250-6 BH250-7 BH250-8 BH250-9 BH250-10
BH250-11 BH250-12 BH250-13 BH250-14 BH250-15 BH250-16 BH250-17 BH250-18 BH250-19 BH250-20
BH250-21 BH250-22 BH250-23 BH250-24 BH250-25 BH250-26 BH250-27 BH250-28 BH250-29 BH250-30
BH250-31 BH250-32 BH250-33 BH250-34 BH250-35 BH250-36 BH250-37 BH250-38 BH250-39 BH250-40
BH250-41 BH250-42 BH250-43 BH250-44 BH250-45 BH250-46 BH250-47 BH250-48 BH250-49 BH250-50
BH250-51 BH250-52 BH250-53 BH250-54 BH250-55 BH250-56 BH250-57 BH250-58 BH250-59 BH250-60
BH250-61 BH250-62 BH250-63 BH250-64 BH250-65 BH250-66 BH250-67 BH250-68 BH250-69 BH250-70
BH250-71 BH250-72 BH250-73 BH250-74 BH250-75 BH250-76 BH250-77 BH250-78 BH250-79 BH250-80
BH250-81 BH250-82 BH250-83 BH250-84 BH250-85 BH250-86 BH250-87 BH250-88 BH250-89 BH250-90
BH250-91 BH250-92 BH250-93 BH250-94 BH250-95 BH250-96 BH250-97 BH250-98 BH250-99 BH250-100
BH250-101 BH250-102 BH250-103 BH250-104 BH250-105 BH250-106 BH250-107 BH250-108 BH250-109 BH250-110
BH250-111 BH250-112 BH250-113 BH250-114 BH250-115 BH250-116 BH250-117 BH250-118 BH250-119 BH250-120
BH250-121 BH250-122 BH250-123 BH250-124 BH250-125 BH250-126 BH250-127 BH250-128 BH250-129 BH250-130
BH250-131 BH250-132 BH250-133 BH250-134 BH250-135 BH250-136 BH250-137 BH250-138 BH250-139 BH250-140
BH250-141 BH250-142 BH250-143 BH250-144 BH250-145 BH250-146 BH250-147 BH250-148 BH250-149 BH250-150
BH250-151 BH250-152 BH250-153 BH250-154 BH250-155 BH250-156 BH250-157 BH250-158 BH250-159 BH250-160
BH250-161 BH250-162 BH250-163 BH250-164 BH250-165 BH250-166 BH250-167 BH250-168 BH250-169 BH250-170
BH250-171 BH250-172 BH250-173 BH250-174 BH250-175 BH250-176 BH250-177 BH250-178 BH250-179 BH250-180
BH250-181 BH250-182 BH250-183 BH250-184 BH250-185 BH250-186 BH250-187 BH250-188 BH250-189 BH250-190
BH250-191 BH250-192 BH250-193 BH250-194 BH250-195 BH250-196 BH250-197 BH250-198 BH250-199 BH250-200
BH250-201 BH250-202 BH250-203 BH250-204 BH250-205 BH250-206 BH250-207 BH250-208 BH250-209 BH250-210

Table 2: Major Elements Anaylses of BH250-Rocks

Table 3: Major, Trace and REE Element Anaylses of BH250-Rocks

Table 4: Mineral Atlas Spreadsheet-BH250 Rocks Organized by Mineral

Table 5: Isotropic Minerals

Table 6: Uniaxial Minerals

 

 

 

Common Igneous Textural Terms and photomicrographs

Movies that show Igneous Textures

1. Myrmekite: BH250-189; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

BH250-113; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

 

Updated 3/19/2019

Rock: Hwy 67 Rhyolite from Fredericktown, MO
Rock: Grassy Mtn. Ignimbrite from Fredericktown, MO
Rock: Taum Sauk Rhyolite from Fredericktown, MO
Rock: Taum Sauk Ignimbrite from Fredericktown, MO
Rock: Slab Town Granite from Fredericktown, MO
Rock: Knob Lick Granite from Fredericktown, MO
Rock: Knob Lick Rhyolite from Fredericktown, MO

Rock: Willemite bearing rock from Dana Collection

Major Minerals: CPX, OPX, Willemite, Calcite

Willemite Rock

Rock: Contact between Anorthosite and Gabbro near Silver Bay

Major Minerals: Anorthite, OPX, Plagioclase, Olivine, CPX

Silver Bay Contact

Rock: Gabbro from Silver Bay in northern Minnesota

Major Minerals: Olivine, CPX, Plagioclase

Gabbro

Rock: Anorthosite from northern Minnesota near Light House

Major Minerals: Anorthite, OPX, Plagioclase

Anorthite

Rock: Tuff from northern Minnesota

Major Minerals: Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Muscovite

Tuff

Rock: Tractolite from northern Minnesota

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Olivine, OPX

Tractolite

Rock: Oolite from BIF in Thunderbird Mine

Major Minerals: Fe Oxides, Plagioclase

BIF

Rock: Rhyolite from Geology collection

Major Minerals: Nepheline

Rhyolite

Rock: Phonolite from Axum, Ethiopia

Major Minerals: Nepheline, Na-Pyroxenes, CPX

Phonolite from Axum

Rock: Phonolite from Olduvia Gorge

Major Minerals: Nepheline, Na-Pyroxenes, CPX, Orthoclase

Phonolite from Olduvia Gorge

Rock: Quartzite fom Tanzania

Major Minerals: Quartz

Quartztite

Rock: Ultramafic Rock (Olivine rich)

Major Minerals: Olivine

Ultramafic Rock

Rock: Ultramafic rock

Major Minerals: CPX, OPX

Ultramafic Rock

Rock: Shale from Death Valley

Major Minerals: Muscovite

Shale from Death Valley

Rock: Oolites from Death Valley

Major Minerals: Calcite

Oolites

Rock: Sandstone from Death Valley

Major Minerals: Quartz

Sandstone from Death Valley

Rock: Amygdoloidal Basalts

Major Minerals: CPX, OPX, Plagioclase, Calcite

Amygdoloidal Basalts

Rock: 3 rocks on one slide: Gabbro (BH250-50), Diorite (BH250-90), Granite (BH250-152)

Major Minerals: Amphibole, Biotite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Orthoclase

3 rocks: 1 slide

Rock: Amygdoloidal Basalt from Northshore volcanics

Major Minerals: CPX, Plagioclase

Amygdoloidal Basalt

Rock: Contact between Northshore volcanics and quartzite

Major Minerals: Quartz, CPX, OPX

Contact of Northshore Volcanics

Rock: Quartzite next to Andesitic lava flows in northern Minnesota

Major Minerals: Quartz, Micas

Quartzite

Rock: Andesitic lava flow from northern Minnesota

Major MineralsL Biotite, Albite, Quartz

Andesitic lava flow

Rock: Granodiorite rock from Rock Garden

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Hornblende, Quartz, Epidote

Granodiorite

Rock: Cordierite and Andalusite rock form Rock Garden

Major Minerals: Biotite, Muscovite, Quartz, Andalusite

Andalusite Rock

Rock: Ecologite

Major Minerals: Garnet, Quartz, Biotite

Ecologite

Rock: Komatiite from lava in Ontario

Major Minerals: Olivine

Komatiite

Rock: Quartzite within Kona Dolomite

Major Minerals: Quartz

Quartzite

Rock: Mona Schist near Kona Dolomite

Major Minerals: Muscovite, Quartz

Mona Schist

Rock: Phyllite near Kona Dolomite

Major Minerals: Quartz, Muscovite

Phyllite

Rock: Kona Dolomite from quary near Marquetter, Michigan

Major Minerals: Dolomite, Muscovite, Quartz

Kona Dolomite

Rock: Jacobsville Sandstone from Michigan

Major Minerals: Quartz, Muscovite, Orthoclase

Jacobsville Sandstone

Rock: Granite from the Black Hills

Major Minerals: Quartz, Microcline, Orthoclase

Black Hills Granite

Rock: Pyroclastic rock found in Geo Labs

Major Minerals: Sanidine, Quartz, Glass

Pyroclastic Rock

Rock: Slate from Thomson Dam

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Orthoclse, Muscovite, Quartz

Slate

Rock: Basalt from near Light House, Lake Superior

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, CPX, OPX

Basalt

Rock: Tractolite Gabbro from Duluth complex

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, CPX, OPX

Tractolite Gabbro

Rock: Dish Hill Xenoliths

Major Minerals: Olivine, Plagioclase, Amphibole, Biotite

Dish Hill Xenoliths

Rock: Garnet Schist from Black Hills

Major Minerals: Garnet, Biotite, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz

Garnet Schist

Rock: Morton Gneiss Saprolite from Redwood Falls Minnesota

Major Minerals: Quartz

Gneiss

Rock: Mixed magmas from Granite Falls Minnesota

Major Minerals: Hornblende, Plagioclase, Biotite, Quartz

Mixed Magma

Rock: Granite with basaltic dike Collected from Granite Falls Minnesota (Rail Road Gravel Quary)

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Biotite

Granite and Dike

Rock: Granite with small basaltic dike (This rock has smaller Dike compared to BH250-98)

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, CPX, Quartz, Biotite

Granite + Basalt

Rock: Pink Granite

Major Minerals: Quartz, Orthoclase, Perthite

Pink Granite

Rock: Welded Tuff, Rhyolite from Missouri

Major Minerals: Quartz, Sandine, Orthoclase

Welded Tuff

Rock: Gabbro from Stillwater Complex 2

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Olivine

Gabbro

Rock: Gabbro from Stillwater Complex 1

Major Minerals: CPX, Plagioclase

Gabbro

Rock: Graphic Granite

Major Minerals: Quartz, Orthoclase

Graphic Granite

Rock: Granite from railroad track quary in Grantie Falls, Minnesota

Major Minerals: Quartz, Orthoclase, Albite, Biotite, Hornblende

Granite

Rock: Granodiorite from Little Chicago

Major Minerals: Quartz, Orthoclase, Albite, Hornblende, Biotite,

Granodiorite

Rock: Rhyolite from Baraboo Wisconsin

Major Minerals: Sanidine, Quartz, Devitrified glass

Rhyolite

Rock: Phyllite from Baraboo, Wisconsin

Major Minerals: Talc

Phyllite

Rock: Komatiite with Spinfixe Olivine

Major Minerals: Olivine

Spinfixe

Rock: Bearpaw Green Porphry (Department rock)

Major Minerals: Nepheline, Aegerine (Sodic Pyroxenes), Sodic Amphiboles

Bearpaw Green Porphry

Rock: Basalt from Hawaii

Major Minerals: Titanaugite, Plagioclase

Titanaugite

Rock: Leucite-rich rock

Major Minerals: Leucite

Rock: Leucite-rich rock

Major Minerals: Leucite, Nepheline, Sodic Pyroxenes

Leucite

Rock: Olivine Basalt from Hawaii (HA-19)

Major Minerals: Olivine(Forsterite), Pyroxene, Plagioclase

Olivine Basalt

Rock: Rock from geology collection

Major Minerals: Perthite, Antiperthite, Albite, Hornblende, Quartz, Garnet

Collection rock

Rock: Ultramafic rock collected by Isaac Larson (WA state)

Major Minerals: Olive, Serpentite, OPX, CPX

Ultramafic Rock

Rock: Marble-Geology collection MC1.51

Major Minerals: Calcite

Marble

Rock: Marble-Geology collection MC1.56

Major: Calcite, Biotite, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz

Marble

Rock: Quartzite from Northern Minnesota (near the Turbidite outcrop)

Major Minerals: Arkosic sst (Metamorphosed now), Quartz

Quartzite

Rock: Amphibolite from Confusion Point

Major Minerals: Amphibole (Hornblende)

Amphibole

Rock: Felsic rock from Confusion Point

Major Minerals: Orthoclase, Plagioclase

Felsic Rock

Rock: Basalt from dike in Thomson Dam, near Duluth

Major Minerals: CPX, Plagioclase, Biotite

Basalt

Rock: Anorthosite from Silver Bay

Major Minerals: Anorthite

Anorthite

Rock: Rhyolite from Shovel Point

Major Minerals: Quartz, Plagioclase, Glassy groundmass

Rhyolite

Rock: Granite from near Light House, Duluth

Major Minerals: Quartz

Granite

Rock: Sandstone from Black Hills (upper unit)

Major Minerals: Quartz

Sandstone

Rock: Sandstone from Black Hills (lower unit)

Major Minerals: Quartz

Sandstone

Rock: Staurolite Schist from Black Hills, South Dakota, (INg, mine)

Major Minerals: Garnet, Biotite, Staurolite, Quartz

Staurolite Schist

Rock: Schist from Black Hills, South Dakota, at 244/16A instersection

Major Minerals: Biotite, Muscovite, Quartz

Schist

Rock: Schist from Black Hills, South Dakota

Major Minerals: Biotite, Muscovite, Quartz

Schist

Rock: Rock with carbonate clast from Northen Minnesota

Major Minerals: Siderite

Carbonate clasts

Rock: Turbidite from outcrop near HWY 77 in northern Minnesota

Major Minerals:

 

Rock: Gneiss from Confusion Point, Northern Minnesota

Major Minerals: Orthoclase, Quartz, Biotite

Gneiss

Rock: Minnesotatite from a mine in northern Minnesota

Major Minerals: Siderite

Siderite

Rock: Sandstone from Amnicon Falls, Wisconsin

Major Minerals: Quartz, Orthoclase, Albite, Plagoclase

Sandstone

Rock: Basalt from Cape Verde area (Collected by Sarah Greene)

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Amphiboles, Pyroxenes (Zoned Titanaugites)

Zoned Titanaugites

Rock:

Major Minerals: Biotite, Garnet, Staurolite, Kyanite, Orthoclase

Biotite, K-spar, Garnet

Rock: Small Tourmaline Crystals (Rock Collected by Bill Dinklage from the Himalayas)

Major Minerals: Tourmaline, Muscovite, Albite

Small Tourmalines

Rock: Skarn Deposit rock containing Tourmaline

Major Minerals: Tourmaline

Tourmaline

Rock: Amphibolite

Major Minerals: Amphibole, Biotite, Plagioclase

Amphibole

Rock: Marble

Major Minerals: Calcite, Wollastonite

Marble

Rock:

Major Minerals: Biotite and unknown mineral (perhaps Siderite)

Siderite?

Rock: MetaGabbro from Granite Falls, Minnesota (Gabbroic Rock)

Major Minerals: OPX, CPX, Hornblende, Plagioclase, Quartz

MetaGabbro

Rock: Garnet Schist from Granite Falls Minnesota (Garnet Rich Rock)

Major Minerals: Garnet, Biotite, Quartz, Plagioclase

Garnet Schist

Rock: Blue Schist rock from Greece

Major Minerals: Glaucophane, Garnet, Muscovite

Garnet Glaucophane Blue Schist

Rock: Duluth Gabbro

Major Minerals: Anorthitic Plagioclase, Olivine, Opx, Cpx

Gabbro

Rock: Scared Heart Granite from Minnesota

Major Minerals: Quartz, Microcline, Orthoclase, Albite, Biotite

Sacred Heart Granite

Rock: High Grade Metamorphic rock from Beartooth Mountain

Major Minerals: Allanite, Biotite, Microcline, Orthoclase

Metamorphic Rock

Rock: High Grade Metamorphic Rock from Beartooth Mountain

Major Minerals: Quartz, Sillmanite, and some Cordierite grains

Metamorphic Rock

Rock: Anorthosite

Major Minerals: Anorthite

Anorthite

Rock: Garnet Staurolite Schist

Major Minerals: Garnet, Staurolite, Quartz, Biotite, Muscovite

Garnet Staurolite Schist

Rock: Marble containing Wollastonite

Major Minerals: Calcite, Wollastonite

Marble and Wollastonite

Rock: Marble

Major Minerals: Calcite

Marble

Rock: Amphibolite

Major Minerals: Amphibole

Amphibole

Rock: Dunite

Major Minerals: Olivine

Olivine

Rock: Schist

Major Minerals: Andalusite, Biotite

Andalusite

Rock: Aragonite cut perpendicular to the c-axis

Major Minerals: Aragonite

Aragonite

Rock: Topaz crystals with obtuse and acute biaxial interference figures respectively

Major Minerals: Topaz

Rock: Apatite cut perpendicular to the c-axis

Major Minerals: Apatite

 

Rock: Calcite cut perpendicular to the c-axis

Major Minerals: Calcite

Interference Figure

Rock: Quartz cut perpendicular to the c-axis

Major Minerals: Quartz

Interference Figure

Rock: Bill's Rock

Major Minerals: Garnet, OPX, some Plagioclase

Bill's Rock

Rock: Sodalite containing rock

Major Minerals: Sodalite

Sodalite

Rock: Serpentine

Major Minerals: Serpentine

Serpentine

Rock: Schist

Major Minerals: Tremolite, Talc

Schist

Rock: Kyanite Schist

Major Minerals: Kyanite

Kyanite

Rock: Chlorite Schist

Major Mierals: Chlorite

Schist

Rock: Skarn containing Epidote

Major Minerals: Epidote, Calcite

Rock: Baraboo Quartzite

Major Minerals: Quartz

Quartzite

Rock: Garnet Staurolite Schist

Major Minerals: Garnet, Staurolite, Muscovite

Garnet STaurolite Schist

Rock: Garnet Staurolite Schist

Major Minerals: Garnet, Staurolite

Garnet Staurolite Schist

Rock:

Major Minerals: Plagioclase, Hornblende, Hypersthene, Enstatite, Biotite

Hornblende and Plagioclase

Rock: Glaucophane Schist

Major Minerals: Glaucophane, Quartz

Glaucophane Schist

Rock: Schist

Major Minerals: Chloritoid, Garnet, Quartz

Schist

Rock: Quartzite

Major Minerals: Quartz

Quartzite

Rock: Garnet Staurolite Mica Schist

Major Minerals: Garnet, Staurolite, Muscovite, Biotite, Quartz

Garnet Staurolite Schist

Rock: Tuff

Major Minerals: Basaltic Hornblende, Biotite, Albite, Sanidine, CPX, Quartz

Tuff

Rock:

Major Minerals: Aegirine, Riebeckite, Mellilite

Aegerine

Rock: Dunite

Major Minerals: Olivine

Olivine Image

Rock: Felsic Rock

Major Minerals: Orthoclase, some Plagioclase

Orthoclase Felsic Rock

Rock: Andesite

Major Minerals: Amphibole, Plagioclase

Amphibole in Glass Matrix

Rock: Mica Schist

Major Minerals: Muscovite, Biotite, Quartz, Plagioclase

Mica Schist Image

Rock: Granite

Major Minerals: Quartz, Orthoclase, Albite, Microcline

Quartz, Orthoclase, Microcline Image

Rock: Metamorphosed Dolostone from Alta, Utah

Major Minerals: Brucite, Periclase, Calcite

Dolostone Image

Rock: Gabbro

Major Minerals: Anorthitic Plagioclase, OPX, CPX

Plagioclase Pyroxene Image

Rock: Garnet Sillimanite Schist

Major Minerals: Sillimanite, Garnet

Garnet Sillimanite Image

Rock: Pyroxenite

Major Minerals: OPX, CPX

Pyroxenite

Rock: Basaltic Hornblende

Major Minerals: Basaltic Hornblende

Basaltic Hornblende

Rock: Garnet Glaucophane Schist

Major Minerals: Glaucophane Garnet

Garnet Glaucophane Schist

Rock: Anorthosite

Major Minerals: Anorthite

Anorthite

Rock: Talc Schist

Major Minerals: Talc, Calcite

Talc Schist

Rock: Alta Stock, Carbonate Rock

Major Minerals: Calcite, Olivine, Serpentine

Carbonate Rock

Rock: Garnet Mica Schist

Major Minerals: Garnet, Quartz, Muscovite

Garnet Mica Schist

Rock: Ultramafic Rock

Major Minerals: OPX, CPX

Pyroxene Image

Rock: Alaska Rock, Collected by C. Tape

Major Minerals: Sillimanite, Garnet

Garnet and Sillimanite Image