Polarised light micrograph of a thin section of granite, an igneous rock with a complicated mineral assemblage. Quartz, orthoclase & plagioclase felds

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Polarised light micrograph of a thin section of granite, an igneous rock with a complicated mineral assemblage. Quartz, orthoclase & plagioclase feldspars, biotite & chlorite are all present. Magnification x12 at 35mm size. .

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Photo credit: © ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: earth, geological, granite, light, micrograph, mineral, polarised, rock, science, section, thin