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h5. Volcanic litharenite, beach sand, Tenerife, Puerto de la |
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Location:
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Beach at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
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Provenance:
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Basaltic, Pico del Teide
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Composition:
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mostly VRF (basaltic mikrolithes, ignimbrites), clinopyroxene, olivine, opaque ores (magnetite), epidote, microcline
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Texture:
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high textural maturity: very well sorted, well rounded, black, greenish, hyaline shining, smooth and dull, rough-textured surfaces, medium sand (250 to 400 μm)
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Thin sections:
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| mostly coarse VRF |
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Bright field |
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| coloured clinopyroxen cristals, fine |
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Sample number | Collector | Date of sampling |
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heubeck0086 | Prof. Walter Franke, Freie Universität Berlin | ca. 1980 |
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Comments:
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Cruz | !scenery_fotopaises_com_1000.jpg|thumbnail! | | !Mag_Tenerifa_mak_1600.jpg|thumbnail! | | www.fotopaises.com \\ {table-cell:width=30%} {table-cell} | Macro | | *Location* \\ | Beach at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife | | *Depositional facies* \\ | _replace this with text about the dep facies_ | | *Provenance* \\ | Basaltic, Pico del Teide | | *Composition* \\ | mostly VRF (basaltic mikrolithes, ignimbrites), clinopyroxene, olivine, opaque ores (magnetite), epidote, microcline | | *Texture* \\ | high textural maturity: very well sorted, well rounded, black, greenish, hyaline shining, smooth and dull, rough-textured surfaces, medium sand (250 to 400 μm) | h6. Petrographic thin section: | *Description* | mostly coarse VRF (basaltic mikrolithes, ignimbrites), in addition phx of clinopyroxene, olivine, opaque ores (magnetite), epidote, microcline | | !0086_th_s_II_1500_Puertodel.jpg|thumbnail! | | !0086_PuertodelaCruz_Tenerife_01.JPG|thumbnail! | | Bright field \\ {table-cell:width=30%} {table-cell} | Dark field | | !Tenerifa_mag_ts_II_1500.jpg|thumbnail! | coloured clinopyroxen cristals, fine \\ grained basaltic microlithic \\ lava, opaque magnetite | !Tenerifa_mag_ts_x_1500.jpg|thumbnail! | | Bright field \\ | | Dark field | | *Sample number* | heubeck0086 | | *Collector* | Prof. Walter Franke, Freie Universität Berlin | | *Date of sampling* | ca. 1980 | h6. Comments: high textural maturity, but mineralogical immature; contains small amounts of magnetite the cliffs and beaches of the Canary Islands are renowned for the presence of mafic minerals |