THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AT THIS POINT… Twinning: zebra stripes describes what Polysynthetic/Albite twins look like in Plagioclase, but this is NOT the proper name for this…

Slide 1 Optical Microscopy Study of how light passes through thin sections – rock cut and polished to about 0.3 mm thickness Use properties of light absorption and propogation…

Slide 1Optical Mineralogy in a Nutshell Use of the petrographic microscope in three easy lessons Part I © Jane Selverstone, University of New Mexico, 2003 Used and modified…

Slide 1 Study of Rocks 1) Field outcrop observe relationship between rocks preliminary identification of large minerals generalized rock composition and type take samples…

Optical Properties of Minerals Optical Properties of Minerals UNIT -4 They assist in the identification of minerals – study their optical properties under the microscope.…

Slide 1 Carbohydrate Chemistry Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones. They are represented with general formulae Cn(H2O)n. They are the chief source of energy…

Slide 1 Carbohydrate Chemistry Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones. They are represented with general formulae Cn(H2O)n. They are the chief source of energy…