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Figure F12. Volcanic rock fragments: microlitic grains containing distinct microcrystals of feldspars floating in a finer grained groundmass of variable feldspar and quartz content. A, B. Note the unstained microliths, probable albitic plagioclase. Left = plane-polarized light, right = cross-polarized light.

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