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Micrograph of rock microstructure with polarising filters
Alpine Fault mylonitic rock sample with polarising filters. Different minerals show up as different colours under polarised light. The quartz grains (seen in red) would appear as a continuous clear band without the filter.
Rights: Virginia Toy, University of Otago
Published: 29 February 2012,Updated: 29 February 2012Size: 101.72 KB