Geologic units containing flaser gneiss

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Flaser gneiss

A dynamically metamorphosed rock in which lenses or layers of original or relatively unaltered granular materials are surrounded by a matrix of highly sheared and crushed material, giving the appearance of a crude flow structure

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Virginia - Washington

Virginia

Layered Quartzofeldspathic Augen Gneiss and Flaser Gneiss (Proterozoic Y): Layered quartzofeldspathic augen gneiss and flaser gneiss.
Stuart Creek Gneiss (Proterozoic Y): Stuart Creek Gneiss - Biotite augen and flaser gneiss

Washington

Tertiary-Cretaceous basic intrusive rocks (Cretaceous-Jurassic): Diorite and gabbro in western Snohomish County.

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