Image: ArideGranite1
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Description: Granite rock in the cliff of Gros la Tête – Aride Island, Seychelles. The thin (1-3 cms. wide) brighter layers are quartz veins, formed during the late stages of crystallization of granitic magmas. They are also sometimes called “hydrothermal veins”.
Title: ArideGranite1
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Author: Etan J. Tal
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