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Tricksters

I know what you’re thinking. No.
Still no.
Also no.

Thin sections are seldom completely free of imperfections. Think you’ve found something new and exciting? First, consider the possibility that it could be

  • A hole where a mineral plucked out during grinding
  • An air bubble in the epoxy
  • A  fiber intruder
  • A familiar mineral that’s just a little too thick

A resource for Mineralogy students

  • Actinolite
  • Albite
  • Alkali Feldspar
  • Almandine
  • Amazonite
  • Amphibole
  • Andalusite
  • Andesine
  • Anhydrite
  • Anorthite
  • Apatite
  • Aragonite
  • Arsenopyrite
  • Augite
  • Azurite
  • Barite
  • Beryl
  • Big 10
  • Biotite
  • Bytownite
  • Calcite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chlorite
  • Chromite
  • Copper
  • Corundum
  • Diopside
  • Dolomite
  • Enstatite
  • Epidote
  • Fayalite
  • Fluorite
  • Forsterite
  • Galena
  • Garnet
  • Gibbsite
  • Glaucophane
  • Goethite
  • Graphite
  • Grossular
  • Gypsum
  • Halite
  • Hematite
  • Hornblende
  • Ilmenite
  • Kaolinite
  • Kyanite
  • Labradorite
  • Magnetite
  • Malachite
  • Microcline
  • Muscovite
  • Oligoclase
  • Olivine
  • Orthoclase
  • Plagioclase Feldspar
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrolusite
  • Pyrope
  • Pyroxene
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • Sanidine
  • Serpentine
  • Siderite
  • Sillimanite
  • Sphalerite
  • Sphene
  • Staurolite
  • Sulfur
  • Talc
  • Titanite (sphene)
  • Tourmaline
  • Tremolite
  • Zircon

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