Royal Ontario Museum Polarised-Light Microscopy Laboratory

Olivine Basalt

  • Most common type of rock in the Earth's crust
  • Igneous / Volcanic rock
  • Olivine, plagioclase and pyroxenes are common minerals in basalt
Olivine Basalt - Plain polarised light
Olivine Basalt - Plain polarised light
  Olivine Basalt - Cross polarised light
Olivine Basalt - Cross polarised light

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