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Micrograph of rock microstructure with polarising filters

Micrograph of rock microstructure with polarising filters

Alpine Fault mylonitic rock sample with polarising filters. Different minerals show up as different colours under polarised light. The quartz grains (seen in red) would appear as a continuous clear band without the filter.

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Rights: Virginia Toy, University of Otago
Published: 29 February 2012Size: 101.72 KB
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