Granofels, a New Metamorphic Rock Name
Goldsmith R. 1959. Granofels, a New Metamorphic Rock Name. The Journal of Geology. 67(1):109-110
ABSTRACT: The term granofels is proposed for medium- to coarse-grained, granoblastic, metamorphic rocks or with only indistinct, foliation or lineation. Existing terms such as granulite, hornfels, leptite gneiss, leptynite gneiss are unsatisfactory for such rocks. Granofels is primarily a field name on a par terms as gneiss, schist, and slate. Granofels is transitional with hornfels in grain size and with structure.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Goldsmith, Richard
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, geology, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, metamorphic rock, Ocoee series, SER, Southeast Region