Beach at Makauwahi Cave, Kauai, Hawaii
This is an olivine showing the oblique dispersion staining
colors for a gamma prime refractive index in 1.68 Melt Mount.
The vivid blue on the right and orange on the left indicate a refractive index for
this gamma prime of about 1.7
Transmitted Oblique Dispersion Staining, North/South Single Polarizing Filter
Definition/Function:
Significance in the Environment:
Characteristic Features:
Associated Particles:
References:
Blay, Chuck and Robert Siemers, KAUAI'S GEOLOGIC HISTORY, A SIMPLIFIED GUIDE, TEOK
Investigations, 2004 (ISBN 0-9744723-0-1)