Crenulation cleavage in calcite. Polarised light micrograph of a section through calcite (calcium carbonate) crystals. The rock containing these bands

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Crenulation cleavage in calcite. Polarised light micrograph of a section through calcite (calcium carbonate) crystals. The rock containing these bands was subjected to deformation during the precipitation of the calcite, leading to the formation of the wavy bands.

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Keywords: bands, calcite, calcium, carbonate, crystal, crystalline, crystals, earth, geological, geology, light, micrograph, mineral, minerals, plm, polarised, rock, rocks, science, waves, wavy