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6.2 Biotite-hornblende granodiorite. Slightly weathered. Carson-Iceberg Wilderness near Mosquito Lake, California. Minerals the same as in 6.1, but alkali feldspars are smaller and a clearly zoned, large, plagioclase feldspar grain is present in the lower left center.  Equant biotite and diamond-shaped to rectangular hornblendes are subequal. Orange stain on left is limonite or goethite. [Scale is standard GSA scale with cm divisions.]
6.2 Biotite-hornblende granodiorite. Slightly weathered. Carson-Iceberg Wilderness near Mosquito Lake, California. Minerals the same as in 6.1, but alkali feldspars are smaller and a clearly zoned, large, plagioclase feldspar grain is present in the lower left center. Equant biotite and diamond-shaped to rectangular hornblendes are subequal. Orange stain on left is limonite or goethite. [Scale is standard GSA scale with cm divisions.]

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