guide to thin section microscopy - Mineralogical Society of America
guide to thin section microscopy - Mineralogical Society of America
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Guide <strong>to</strong> Thin Section Microscopy<br />
Exsolution textures<br />
Raith, Raase & Reinhardt – February 2012<br />
Figure 3-23. Oriented exsolution <strong>of</strong> Fe,Ti-oxides (secondary inclusions)<br />
A-E: Oriented precipitation <strong>of</strong> ilmenite platelets in orthopyroxene (A,B), clinopyroxene (C), hornblende<br />
(D) and biotite (E). F-I: Oriented precipitation <strong>of</strong> rutile needles in biotite (= sagenite; F,G),<br />
garnet (H,I) and quartz (K). J: Hercynite with exsolved magnetite platelets. L: Oriented precipitation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Fe,Ti-oxide needles in plagioclase.<br />
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