Glittery! September 11, 2024March 6, 2010 by Callan Bentley The Manhattan Schist with its well-developed alignment of muscovite mica:
Callan, Nice shots but hey, you’re in NYC; show us some cool building stone. Rumor has it that there is some there. Just a thought. David Reply
Oh my! I can’t believe you said “glittery”! You should know better than to say that! Manhattan schist isn’t glittery but has that appearance owing to muscovite’s vitreous luster. Reply
Callan,
Nice shots but hey, you’re in NYC; show us some cool building stone. Rumor has it that there is some there.
Just a thought.
David
Oh my! I can’t believe you said “glittery”! You should know better than to say that! Manhattan schist isn’t glittery but has that appearance owing to muscovite’s vitreous luster.