Directory of Optical Mineralogy Resources

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Optical mineralogy, the microscopic study of minerals (primarily in thin section), is one subfield of the science of mineralogy. This category contains web sites about thin-section preparation, the characteristics of minerals in thin section, and other aspects of optical mineralogy.

Resources in This Category

• Microscopy and Minerals Images

  http://users.skynet.be/jm-derochette/
  Images of rocks and meteorites in thin section, 3-D images of minerals (anaglyphes), illustration of the measurement of refraction index of small crystals.

• MiEKiNiA Thin Sections

  http://ceti.com.pl/miekinia/
  preparation of mineralogical thin section, analysis

• Petrographic Thin Section Service

  http://www.mineralopticslab.com/
  Supplier of petrographic polished thin sections.

 

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