Gold Belt Mafic Schist
Canton, Georgia

Mafic schist roadcut -- I-575

Roadcut in Gold Belt Mafic Schist
I-575 northbound between Ga. Hwy 140 and Ga. Hwy 20
near Canton, Ga.

Garnetiferous mafic schist

Garnetiferous Mafic Schist

Garnets are visible as light specks below hammer

Garnetiferous amphibole schist

Amphibole/Garnet Schist

In this fresh exposure -- thanks to 2007 road widening -- amphiboles and mangled garnets
are visible in a quartz-sericite (?) matrix. Exposed faces stain quickly due to iron content.