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Kyanite

Kyanite-garnet-biotite gneiss
Coorg Terrane, Karnataka, India
Source: Thin section collection M.M. Raith
Photos: MMR
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  PPL

Section sub-∥ c (strongly bent) (A)
Variable crystal orientations (B)
 
 
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Section sub-∥ c (strongly bent) (A)
Variable crystal orientations (B)
 

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Microfolded kyanite grain (undulatory extinction, kink bands)
 

Width of view   Pol orientation
 
 1 mm
   
 W-E
     

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