Microscope Image in Crossed Polarized Light of a Mauritian Trachyte (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Microscope Image in Crossed Polarized Light of a Mauritian Trachyte

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Variably sized crystals of alkali feldspar like the large white one at lower left are aligned by magmatic flow. A large zircon crystal appears as the brightly coloured grain just right of centre.

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Wits University

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