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North Jetty Ocean Shores, Washington State Under the Microscope

North Jetty Ocean Shores, Washington State

The olivines with their long axis near N/S (vertical) are brown. If their long axis is near E/W then they are blue/green. The zircons (2 grains) and garnets (4 grains) show no color though the garnets are slightly pink.

Transmitted E/W Single Linear Polarizer

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