Garnet-Mica Schist

Type Metamorphic Rock
Texture Foliated; Fine- to medium-grained
Composition Muscovite, Biotite, Garnet, Quartz, Feldspar
Index Minerals Garnet
Color Shiny, medium gray
Miscellaneous Small-sized dark red-brown garnets on foliation surfaces
Metamorphic Type Regional
Metamorphic Grade Middle Grade (Middle P – Middle T)
Parent Rock Shale, Mudstone, or Felsic Igneous rocks
Metamorphic Environment Middle grade regional metamorphism along a convergent plate boundary