Igneous Rock Diabase
date: label: Collection Date
content: 2013
name: label: Collector
content: A. Blankenbicker
label: Discipline
content: Mineral Sciences
label: Region
content: US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: This specimen is an example of a slickenside in a diabase. A slickenside occurs when rocks create frictional movement along a fault, causing the surface to appear smooth with striations. This fragment measures around 26 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 Sep 2018
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Manssas Quarry, North America, United States, Virginia
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Igneous Rock Diabase
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO401469
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections