Olivine Thin Section

Olivine in gabbro plane polars olivine in gabbro crossed polars.
Olivine thin section. Streak is colorless or white. Olivine thin section view description. Home rocks and minerals olivine thin section reference url share.
Streak is colorless or white. G 3 22 to 4 39. Euhedral crystals are more common in volcanic rocks and sections usually are equidimensional or slighly elongate parallel to c with six or eight sides.
Colorless to olive green in thin section. Specific gravity increases and hardness decreases with increasing fe. Add tags comment rate.
Space exploration enthusiasts should absolutely scroll to the bonus content section at the bottom of this page to learn about nasa using kilbourne hole as an apollo training site and modern equipment testing site. G 3 22 to 4 39. In most metamorphic and intrusive igneous rocks olivine tends to form subequant anhedral grains or aggregates of grains.
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Olivine is commonly recognized by it high retardation distinctive fracturing lack of cleavage and alteration to serpentine.