Actinolite mineral. Polarised light micrograph of actinolite, a mineral that occurs in low to medium grade metamorphic rocks. This mineral is in the a

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Actinolite mineral. Polarised light micrograph of actinolite, a mineral that occurs in low to medium grade metamorphic rocks. This mineral is in the amphibole group. This image has been obtained using cross-polarised light (or 'crossed nichols').

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Photo credit: © DIRK WIERSMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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