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Mineral #1


X-polarized view

Try to name the mineral by looking at the above pictures.

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In plane-polarized light:
  • high relief
  • clear to pale green
  • irregular fractures with prominent alteration

In x-polarized light:

  • moderate birefringence
  • B (+ or -)

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