MINERAL IN THIN SECTION

Raizar Mahabbatan
1. Olivin
• Form: six sides circular section on (001), rectangular section on (010), six or eigth sides section
elongated on c in (100) section.
• Relief: High.
• Color: colorless or pale green-yellow with increasing Fe.
• Interference colors: strong third order colors.
• cleavage: rather poor on (010) and (110).

Olivine crystals. PPL image , 2x (Field of view = 7mm) Olivine crystals. XPL image , 2x (Field of view = 7mm)

Olivine alterd by bowlingite. PPL image , 10x (Field of Olivine alterd by bowlingite. XPL image , 10x (Field of
view = 2mm) view = 2mm)

Olivine crystals. PPL image , 2x (Field of view = 7mm) Olivine crystals. XPL image , 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Rounded olivine crystals and chromite crystals set in a Olivine crystals in a basalt from Auerbach (Germany).
groundmass composed by calcite. Kimberlite from XPL image , 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
Bloemfontein (S.Africa). XPL image, 2x (Field of view =
7mm)
2. Piroksen
 Warna : Umumnya colourless
 Pleokroisme : Umumnya ada, dari lemah hingga kuat.
 Bentuk : Umumnya prismatik pendek, hingga kolumnar, fibrous, dan granular.
 Relief : Kuat
 Twinning : Jarang
 Warna Interferensi: Variatif, orde 1 atas hingga orde 3

• Colour and Pleochroism: Usually colourless, gray, pale green or pale brown, darker colours
associated with Fe-rich varieties titanaugite is more distinctly coloured from brown/pink to violet.
• Form: Form stubby prisms elongate along the c-axis, basal sections are 4 or 8 sided and show
two cleavages at 90.°
• Cleavage: Parallel to {110}, which intersect at 90°.
• Twinning: Simple and lamellar twins and composition planes, which in combination may form a
herringbone pattern.
• Alteration: Commonly alter to uralite (a light coloured amphibole), or may alter to serpentine,
chlorite, biotite, carbonates and /or other silicates.
• Relief: High positive.
• Distinguishing Features: Inclined extinction, higher birefringence, 2nd order interference colours,
low 2V, optically positive in comparison with opx.

Leucite (clorless) and clinopyroxene crystals in a foidolite Leucite and clinopyroxene crystals in a foidolite with
with leucite. PPL image, 2x (Field of view = 7mm) leucite. XPL image. 2x (Field of view = 7mm)

Orthopyroxene crystal. PPL image , 2x (Field of view = Orthopyroxene crystal. XPL image , 2x (Field of view =
7mm) 7mm)
 Orthopyroxene crystal. PPL image , 10x (Field of view = Orthopyroxene crystal with clinopyroxene rim in a
2mm) dacite. XPL image , 10x (Field of view = 2mm)

3. Hornblenda
 Warna : Hijau atau cokelat
 Pleokroisme : Sedang – Kuat, warna variatif.
 Bentuk : Prismatik panjang.
 Relief : Sedang
 Twinning :-
 Warna Interferensi: Variatif, orde 1 atas hingga pertengahan orde 2

Hornblende (green) and plagioclase (colorless) Hornblende and plagioclase (grey) crystals in a diorite.
crystals in a diorite. PPL image , 2x (Field of view = XPL image , 2x (Field of view = 7mm)
7mm)
 Hornblende and (green-brown)
plagioclaseand
(grey)
plagioclase
crystals in(colorless)
a gabbro.
XPL
crystals
imagein a, 2x
gabbro.
(Field PPL
of view
image= 7mm)
, 2x (Field of view =
7mm)

Hornblende (green-brown)
and plagioclaseand
(grey)
plagioclase
crystals in
(colorless)
a
hornblende
crystals in a gabbro.
hornblende
XPL gabbro.
image , 10x
PPL (Field
imageof, 10x
view(Field
=
2mm)
of view = 2mm)

Hornblende (red-brown)
(dark brown)withand olivine
biotite inclusions
(micaceous,
in apale
4.
cumulite.
brown) crystals
PPL image
in a hornblendite.
, 2x (Field of view
PPL image
= 7mm), 2x (Field
Biotit
•

Form: pseudoexagonal basal section (001),

Fig.1: Biotite with bird's eye extinction in a granite. Fig.2: Biotite with bird's eye extinction in a granite.

Biotite crystals in a granite. PPL image, 10x (Field of Biotite crystal in a granite. XPL image, 10x (Field of
view = 2mm) view = 2mm)

Biotite crystals in a granite. PPL image, 2x (Field of Biotite crystals in a granite. XPL image, 2x (Field of
view = 7mm) view = 7mm)
5. Plagioklas
 Warna : Colourless (keruh)
 Pleokroisme : ada
 Bentuk : Euhedral – anhedral
 Relief : Rendah - Sedang
 Twinning : Albit, carlsbad – albit
 Warna Interferensi: Abu – abu terang, orde 1

6. K- Feldspar
 Warna : colourless (Keruh)
 Pleokroisme :-
 Bentuk : Subhedral atau anhedral.
 Relief : Rendah
 Twinning : Carlsbad
 Warna Interferensi: Abu – abu terang, orde 1
 Pemadaman : Pararel (5o – 12o)
7.
Kuarsa


Warna : colourless
 Pleokroisme : tidak ada
 Bentuk : anhedral.
 Relief : Rendah
 Twinning : -
 Warna Interferensi: Abu – abu, orde 1 atau abu – abu kekuningan
 Pemadaman : Bergelombang