Polarised light micrograph of aplite, a fine-grained light-colored granite consisting almost entirely of quartz and feldspar. Horizontal object size o

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Polarised light micrograph of aplite, a fine-grained light-colored granite consisting almost entirely of quartz and feldspar. Horizontal object size of this section: mm.

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Photo credit: © ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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