Close-up of the injection gneiss along Highway 40, near the Mother Cabrini shrine. The red/orange color may be feldspar or the result of dissolved hematite or iron.



Gneiss Gallery

Rainbow Colors - Injection Gneiss Waterfall Alternating Bands
Color Close-Up Coal Seam
Red and Black
Pressure Folds Red and Black
Red and Black Flowing Bands Precambrian Boundary
Streaking Streaking Apex Trail Gneiss
The Apex Trail


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