By: nova-an-slc
Image: Callan Bentley, Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection
License:
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Uploaded: 8 Jan 2021
Last Updated: 25 Jan 2021
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Records a two-stage cooling process. Small crystals of quartz and feldspar formed before the lava was suddenly chilled, leaving the groundmass quite dense.