Thin section micrograph in transient polarized light of large lozenge shaped staurolite crystals embedded in a micaceous matrix. The phenocrysts were

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Thin section micrograph in transient polarized light of large lozenge shaped staurolite crystals embedded in a micaceous matrix. The phenocrysts were later formed in the host rock, which explains why the lineation of the mica is preserved in the crystals. Actual size 22 x 28 mm.

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Size: 6784px × 5152px
Photo credit: © DIRK WIERSMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, birefringence, crystal, crystalline, crystallography, earth, embedded, geological, geology, light, lineation, lozenge, matrix, mica, micaceous, micrograph, mineralogy, orthorhombic, polarized, porphyroblast, pyroxene, rock, sciences, section, shaped, staurolite, thin, transient