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Metasandstone and Metashale

Layering in this mildly metamorphosed rock is a particularly obvious because the dark-colored, calcareous metashale beds erode more easily than the thicker, light-colored metasandstone beds.

Location: Avon, Franklin County

Gift of Dr. William Berry

Specimen Sponsorship: $5,000

metasandstone and metashale

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