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Image: Sheared Serpentinite

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Description: Sheared block-in-matrix fabric composed of serpentinite blocks in serpentinite matrix, exposed on Perles Beach, Angel Island, Marin County, California. Pencil for scale. The strong anastomosing foliation is folded, sub-vertical in the lower part of the photo and more gently dipping in the upper part of the photo.
Title: Sheared Serpentinite
Credit: Private collection, American Geophysical Union.
Author: Photo was taken by Nam Thai, photographer under contract for the American Geophysical Union. As an editor of a field trip guide published by the American Geophysical Union, I have received express written permission from the American Geophysical Union to publish this photo to Wikimedia Commons for use in Wikipedia articles.
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