Quartz In Thin Section

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Quartz in thin section. In crossed polarized light the quartz grain can go extinct all at once called monocrystalline quartz or in waves called polycrystalline quartz. Home rocks and minerals quartz thin section reference url share. In thin section when viewed in plane polarized light ppl quartz is colorless with low relief and no cleavage.
In thin section quartz grain provenancein a sedimentary rock can be estimated. Under cross polarized light xpl quartz displays low interference colors and is usually the defining mineral used to determine if the thin section is at standardized. To link to this object paste this link in email im or document to embed this object paste this html in website.
Add tags comment rate. Quartz and thick quartz 30μ quartz and thicker quartz. Had the person who made the thin section ground the sample down any farther many of the feldspars would have been lost.
Home atlas of minerals in thin section. Quartz thin section photomicrographs are taken in plane polarized light and cross polarized light and can easily be recognized under the microscope. The quartz in this biotite gneiss is a great example.
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