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Mica

Mica

This is a collection of the mica minerals in the sand designatied as Kt from the Puget Sound Lowlands.

Transmitted Circular Polarized Light

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References:

Deer, W. A., R. A. Howie, and J. Zussman, AN INTRODCUTION TO THE ROCK-FORMING MINERALS, ISBN 0-582-30094-0, pp. 288-293, 1992.