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River Roy, 1 km east of Falls of Roy. Folded veins of granite cutting Leven Schist. An axial-planar schistosity in the veins extends into the schist as a crenulation cleavage. The relationship of vein thickness to fold wavelength is well displayed (Ref P008654)Go to previous imageGo to next image
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