GEOLOGY 250 MINERALOGY
LABORATORY # 9
OPTICS OF SOME COMMON ROCK FORMING MINERALS

PURPOSE:
In this lab you will be introduced to some of the properties of the feldspars, olivines, pyroxenes, amphiboles, and many other common rock forming minerals. It is important that you gain some knowledge of these mineral groups as they are, by far, the most abundant minerals in crustal rocks.

A. Alkali Feldspars

B. Plagioclase Feldspars

C.Olivines and Pyroxenes

D. Inosilicates

E. Amphiboles

F. Micas and Others

 

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