Tourmaline tutorial Optical mineralogy

Matt Kohn
Matt Kohn
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Several videos of tourmaline in thin section, showing typical textures and optical characteristics. Supported by Boise State University and the US National Science Foundation.
Key characteristics: high relief, strongly colored, reverse pleochroism, trigonal end section, moderate interference colors, parallel extinction
00:00 Reverse pleochroism, parallel extinction
00:30 Comparison with biotite (which has normal pleochroism)
01:00 Typical dinky grain
01:30 Cluster of more diagnostic crystals from same rock
02:01 End section with (roughly) trigonal symmetry
02:31 Blue-green crystals
03:01Khaki-colored
3 سال پیش در تاریخ 1400/02/16 منتشر شده است.
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