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Marble thin section minerals.
Properties rock group metamorphic metamorphism type regional metamorphic rock class carbonate protolith limestone common minerals calcite dolomite micas marble in hand sample for some reason we have no images of just plain marble.
Microstructure and grain size measurements on thin sections of this marble identify two petrographic varieties.
The first is extremely fine with signs of dynamic recrystallization and the second exhibits texture and mgs similar to those of carrara marble.
Basalt in thin section in xpl with phenocrysts of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene mostlikely opx.
Within the tables minerals are arranged by colour so as to help with identification.
Biotite metaluminous granite showing a close up of one crystal.
This means that biotite in standard thin sections rarely goes completely extinct.
Identification tables for common minerals in thin section these tables provide a concise summary of the properties of a range of common minerals.
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Damage produced during thin section grinding causes speckles of light in the biotite where the crystal lattice has been deformed.
If a mineral commonly has a range of colours it will appear once for each colour.