Lightly-compacted tuff In this tuff, the irregularly-shaped glass shards are still relatively undeformed. Also note the phenocryst of quartz (clear) and biotite (dark red) in this slide. Contrast with poorly-welded tuff and welded tuff. |
UNC sample NEV-8 | |
Rock type rhyolitic tuff | ||
Locality Nevada | ||
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