Optical Mineralogy, Study of Minerals With the Petrographic Microscope
http://edafologia.ugr.es/optmine/indexw.htmCarlos Diaz, Bernabe Diaz, Carlos Fdez, Aruro Navaro, Instituto de Optica Daza Valdes, Universidad de Malaga, Universidad de Granada, Univ Extremadura
This website contains an introduction to the principles of optical mineralogy. Topics include the petrographic microscope, light, thin sections, and basic theoretical concepts. The website features text illustrated with ample photographs, drawings, diagrams and movies. The site also contains self-tests using photomicrographs. This resource is a useful tutorial for an introduction or a review of optical mineralogy.
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