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Garnet

Mafic granulite (garnet, pyroxene, hornblende, plagioclase)
Bhavani Shear Zone, Tamil Nadu, India
Source: Thin section collection Institut für Mineralogie und Mineralische Rohstoffe, TU Clausthal
Photos: MMR
Comments and references:
Oriented rutile needles in garnet, exsolved during near-isobaric cooling
 
  PPL

Non-specific crystal orientation (A)
Non-specific crystal orientation (B)
Non-specific crystal orientation (C)
 
 
  +Pol

Non-specific crystal orientation (A)
Non-specific crystal orientation (B)
Non-specific crystal orientation (C)
 

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Width of view   Pol orientation
 
 2 mm
   
 W-E
     

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