Hornblende-biotite granite
Geological specimen collected by Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens. Granite is a type of igneous rock often with a coarser texture. This example, from McMurdo Sound, contains the minerals hornblende and biotite
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10717215
Media ID
47590929
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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