Figure 2. In this image, well-developed banding in gneiss of the Cape Elizabeth Formation on the left and right sides is cut at a sharp angle by a younger pegmatite across the center. The sharp angle of the contact and the sharpness of the contact itself help distinguish this pegmatite from similar looking migmatite.

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Last updated on June 15, 2008

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