Index of minerals in thin-section
Click on the below items for photos and descriptions of these
minerals.
amphibole
- glaucophane
- hornblende
- tremolite
andalusite
augite
biotite
calcite
clinopyroxene
- augite
chlorite
chloritoid
coesite
ellenbergerite
epidote
feldspar
- microcline
- plagioclase
garnet
glaucophane
hornblende
hypersthene
idocrase (vesuvianite)
kyanite
leucite
microcline
muscovite
nepheline
olivine
orthopyroxene
hypersthene
piemontite
plagioclase
quartz
quartz after coesite
sericite
staurolite
stilpnomelane
talc
titanite (sphene)
tremolite
tourmaline
vesuvianite (idocrase)