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North Jetty Ocean Shores, Washington State Under the Microscope

North Jetty Ocean Shores, Washington State

This twined olivine crystal is showing both pleochroic colors typical of this phase. The single linear polarizer is oriented east/west.

Transmitted Darkfield Single Linear Polarizer Oriented E/W

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This is a demonstration of the near match of refractive index for the olivines in the 1.704 refractive index mounting medium.

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