Metamorphic Textures
· Pressure solution of a quartz crystal in a deformed quartzite. Pressure solution results in a serrated solution surface in high-strain areas (small arrows) and precipitation in low-strain areas (large arrow). ~ mm across. The faint line within the grain is a hematite stain along the original clast surface. After Hibbard (1995) Petrography to Petrogenesis. Prentice Hall.