Beach at Makauwahi Cave, Kauai, Hawaii
This is an olivine showing the oblique dispersion staining
colors for an alpha prime refractive index in 1.68 Melt Mount.
The very pale blue on the right and dark red on the left indicate a refractive index
slightly below 1.680
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)