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Tourmaline

Tourmaline-quartz greisen
Isola d'Elba, Italy
Source: Thin section collection Steinmann-Institut, Universität Bonn
Photos: MMR
Comments and references:
 
  PPL

Sections ∥ c, c orthogonal to pol plane: crystal centre-right
Sections ∥ c, c sub-∥ pol plane
Basal section (orthogonal to c): crystal in centre
 
 
  +Pol

Sections ∥ c, diagonal position (max Δn)
Basal section (orthogonal to c, isotropic section): crystal in centre
 

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Width of view   Pol orientation
 
 1 mm
   
 W-E
     

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