Cordierite-biotite-gneiss
Geological specimen collected by Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens. /nThe banding of a gneiss is caused by minerals growing under huge pressures deep in the Earth’s
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Keywords: biotite, cordierite, cordierite-biotite-gneiss, cyclosilicate, expedition, gneiss, iolite, metamorphic, mica, mineral, nova, phyllosilicate, rock, scott, shot, silicate, studio, studioshot, sunstone, terra
