Sunday, 5 February 2023

Foliated granodiorite

I went to Criffel having heard that what I was calling granite is actually foliated granodiorite. I wanted to see what foliated looked like. Apparently it is the lining up of the minerals - they are no longer randomly distributed. Well, there was little convincing evidence on the mountain but 3 days later I found this on the beach at Allonby. I'd say it is convincingly foliated.