Tremolite Actinolite Thin Section

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Tremolite actinolite thin section. Search for tremolite using. Tremolite ppl tremolite xpl. Tremolite in thin section thin section gigapans.
Extinction inclined complete. Tremolite thin section photomicrographs are taken in plane polarized light and cross polarized light and can easily be recognized under the microscope. Tremolite is known as nephrite jade when it is massive and fine grained.
Tremolite and actinolite both form thin parallel flexible fibers up to 10 in 25 cm in length which are used commercially as asbestos. Actinolite ppl actinolite plane polars. Colour colourless blue green.
19 minerals in thin section university of north carolina 20 minerals in thin sections humboldt state 21 online mineral museum 22 qut mineral atlas 23 ruff info 24 scandinavian mineral gallery 25 www mincryst 26 yuprocks. Actinolite in thin section thin section gigapans. Tremolite has a greater presence of magnesium over iron whereas actinolite has a greater presence of iron over magnesium.
Tremolite in hand sample. Tremolite in talc tremolite schist crossed polars. The actinolite is an inosilicato of the amphibole group it presents a solid solution with tremolite depending on the content of ca and fe actinolite and ca and mg tremolite.
Tremolite in talc tremolite schist plane polars. Tremolite and actinolite are two very similar minerals that form a series with each other and essentially share the same chemical formula. Interference colours 2nd 3rd order masked by the body colour.