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Geoscience > Geology > Mineralogy > Optical Mineralogy
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Rogers Atlas of Rocks in Thin Section part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site comprises more than 100 images of whole petrographic thin sections, mostly in paired plane- and polarized-light views. Images are hosted at gigapan.com, and most are >20,000 ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Audio/Visual, Datasets and Tools
Thin Section Scans part of SERC Web Resource Collection
An online library of high resolution, full color scans of over 200 "exotic" igneous, metamorphic and metasomatic rocks in thin section, displayed under both natural ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Isotropic Minerals in Thin Section part of SERC Print Resource Collection
First volume of a 3 volume set, this is an e-book photographic atlas of isotropic minerals in thin section, accompanied by tabulated optical data and determinative characteristics. Both common and ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Alphabetical Listing of Mineral Species part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This directory provides an alphabetical listing of more than 4,000 mineral species. Clicking on each mineral name provides access to information including chemical formula and composition, locality ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio, Images/Illustrations
Igneous Textures part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation explains how igneous textures form and provides many pictures of igneous textures in microscope view. ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Igneous Textures part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation explains how igneous textures form and provides many pictures of igneous textures in microscope view. ...Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
A Strategy for Teaching an Effective Undergraduate Mineralogy Course part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This paper describes a strategy for integrating the many topics covered in a mineralogy course and presenting them in a manner that facilitates an understanding of mineralogy that enables students to ...
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Overview/Summary