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Optical Mineralogy a Review
A review of mineral properties under the petrographic microscope
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Why use the microscope?? •Identify minerals •Determine rock type •Determine crystallization sequence •Document deformation history •Observe ‘frozen-in’ reactions •Constrain P-T history •Weathering/alteration
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west (left)
east (right)
Light vibrating E-W PPL - plane polarized light
Light vibrating in many planes and with many wavelengths
Unpolarized light
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thin section west (left)
east (right)
Light vibrating E-W Light vibrating in many planes and with many wavelengths
Unpolarized light
Light and colors reach eye!
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some optical characteristics…
Cleavage – number and orientation of cleavage planes
Twinning – type of twinning, orientation Extinction angle – parallel or inclined? Angle? Habit – characteristic form of mineral – euhedral, etc., and specific shape
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Cleavage
Most easily observed in PPL (upper polarizer out), but visible in XPL as well
• No/poor cleavages: quartz, olivine (irregular fracture) • 1 perfect cleavage: micas • 2 good cleavages: pyroxenes, amphiboles
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Cleavage
random fractures, POOR cleavage: olivine
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2 cleavages intersecting at ~90° (87-88°): pyroxene
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2 cleavages intersecting at ~90° (87-88°): pyroxene
60° 120° 2 cleavages
intersecting at ~60°/120° (56 & 124°): amphibole
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Twinning
Presence and style of twinning can be diagnostic
Twins are most obvious in XPL (upper polarizer in)
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Clinopyroxene (augite)
Plagioclase
— Simple twin on {100}
— Simple (Carlsbad) twin on (010)
— Pericline twin on (001)
— Polysynthetic albite twins on (010)
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Microcline
Plagioclase
Crosshatch (tartan) twinning
Simple (Carlsbad) twinning Pericline twins Polysynthetic albite twinning
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Colour & pleochroism: rotate the stage in plane polarized light
Many coloured mineral grains change color as the stage is rotated; note the range of colours
A few coloured minerals stay the same in all orientations
These minerals are pleochroic
Note the colour AND whether the colour changes upon rotation
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Mineral properties: color & pleochroism • Color is observed only in PPL • Not an inherent property - changes with light type/intensity • Results from selective absorption of certain λ of light • Pleochroism results when different λ are absorbed
differently by different crystallographic directions - rotate stage to observe
plag
hbl
plag
hbl
-Plagioclase is colorless -Hornblende is pleochroic in olive greens
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rotate the stage with crossed polars Most mineral grains change color as the stage is rotated; these grains go black 4 times in 360°
rotation-exactly every 90o
Glass and a few minerals stay black in all orientations
These minerals are anisotropic
These minerals are isotropic
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Some generalizations and vocabulary • All isometric minerals (e.g., garnet) are isotropic – they cannot reorient light. These minerals are always black in crossed polars. • All other minerals are anisotropic – they are all capable of reorienting light. • All anisotropic minerals contain one or two special directions that do not reorient light. – Minerals with one special direction are called uniaxial – Minerals with two special directions are called biaxial
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Isotropic Uniaxial Biaxial
How light behaves depends on crystal structure
Isometric – All crystallographic axes are equal
Orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic – All axes are unequal
Hexagonal, trigonal, tetragonal – All axes ⊥ c are equal but c is unique
This information helps us identify minerals!
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Extinction angle
Extinction behaviour is a function of the relationship between indicatrix orientation and crystallographic orientation
parallel extinction inclined extinction 19
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Extinction angle – parallel extinction
• All uniaxial minerals show parallel extinction • Orthorhombic minerals show parallel extinction
(this is because the crystal axes and indicatrix axes coincide)
PPL XPL
orthopyroxene orthopyroxene
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Extinction angle - inclined extinction
Monoclinic and triclinic minerals: indicatrix axes do not coincide with crystallographic axes
These minerals have inclined extinction (and extinction angle helps to identify them)
clinopyroxene
extinction angle
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Habit or form
blocky
acicular
bladed
prismatic
anhedral/irregular
elongate
rounded
fibrous
tabular
euhedral
subhedral
equant
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Habit or form
blocky
acicular
bladed
prismatic
anhedral/irregular
elongate
rounded
fibrous
tabular
euhedral
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Mineral properties: relief • Relief is a measure of the relative difference in n
between a mineral grain and its surroundings • Relief is determined visually, in PPL • Relief is used to estimate n
olivine
plag
olivine: n=1.64-1.88 plag: n=1.53-1.57 epoxy: n=1.54
- Olivine has high relief - Plag has low relief
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Mineral properties: interference color/birefringence
Olivine - high
Clinopyroxene - moderate-high
Calcite - v. high washed out colours
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Mineral properties: interference colors/birefringence
Orthopyroxene - low-moderate, 1st order grey-orange
Quartz -low, -1st order grey-yellow
•Plagioclase - v. low
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Mineral properties: interference colors/birefringence • Colors one observes when polars are crossed (XPL) • Color can be quantified numerically: δ = nhigh - nlow
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Use of interference figures In conoscopic light with Bertrand lens in: You will see a very small, circular field of view with one or more black isogyres -- rotate stage and watch isogyre(s)
uniaxial If uniaxial, isogyres define cross; arms remain N-S/E-W as stage is rotated
biaxial
or
If biaxial, isogyres define curve that rotates with stage, or cross that breaks up as stage is rotated
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determining optic sign
blue in NE = (+)
Gypsum plate has constant Δ of 530 nm = 1st-order pink Isogyres = black: Δ=0 Background = gray: Δ=100 Add or subtract 530 nm: 530+100=630 nm = blue = (+) 530-100=430 nm = yellowish = (-) Addition = slow + slow Subtraction = slow + fast
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Biaxial interference figures
There are lots of types of biaxial figures… we’ll concentrate on only two
1. Optic axis figure - pick a grain that stays dark on rotation
Will see one curved isogyre
estimate 2V from curvature of isogyre
90° 60° 40°
See Nesse p. 103
determine sign w/ gyps (+) (-)
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Use of interference figures, continued… Now determine the optic sign of the mineral: 1. Rotate stage until isogyre is concave to NE (if biaxial) 2. Insert gypsum accessory plate 3. Note color in NE, immediately adjacent to isogyre -- § Blue = (+) § Yellow = (-)
uniaxial
biaxial
(+)
(+)
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Mineral abundances • Modal Estimate • Once you have
identified the minerals, estimate their relative abundances
• Plotting the mineral abundances (e.g., on a ternary diagram) will help in determining the rock type
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Crystallization Sequence
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• Now that we have identified the minerals and determined the rock type…
• It is time to figure out how the rock formed!
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Crystallization Sequence
What minerals came first?
Paragenesis - a formational order of equilibrium assemblages of mineral phases.
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Deformation Sequence
What minerals came first? What condition did the minerals crystallize in?
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Deformation Sequence
What minerals came first? What condition did the minerals crystallize in?
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Deformation Sequence
What minerals came first? What condition did the minerals crystallize in?
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Deformation Sequence
What minerals came first? What condition did the minerals crystallize in?
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Review – techniques for identifying unknown minerals
Start in PPL: • Color/pleochroism • Relief • Cleavages • Habit
Then go to XPL: • Birefringence • Twinning • Extinction angle • Uniaxial or biaxial? • 2V if biaxial • Positive or negative?
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Go to Nesse (or similar book…)
• Chemical formula • Symmetry • Uniaxial or biaxial, (+) or (-) • RIs: lengths of indicatrix axes • Birefringence (δ) = N-n • 2V if biaxial
Diagrams: * Crystallographic axes * Indicatrix axes * Optic axes * Cleavages * Extinction angles
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Another example
Then read text re: color, pleochroism, habit, cleavage, twinning, distinguishing features, occurrence – make sure properties match your observations. If not, check another mineral…
Crystallographic axes: a, b, c
Indicatrix axes: X, Y, Z or ε, ω
Optic axes
Cleavages
Extinction angles
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On to real rocks…
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Important Lab Information • Be on time • Order of lab:
– Hand in assignment (current definitions, previous lab exercise)
– Current lab intro (5-15 mins) – Complete lab assignment (due at the beginning
of next lab) • Arrive prepared (read lab assignment, bring
textbooks, etc.) • If you are going to miss a lab, let all TA’s
and Prof. D L-M know ahead of time"
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Important Lab Information • Required materials
• Winter (2002 or 2009) text: An intro to igneous and metamorphic petrology • Nesse: Intro to optical mineralogy • Current lab handout (print or on computer): available on course website • Recommended: Camera SD card (for storing photomicrographs) – these are cheap (<$10.00 on Amazon)
• Quizzes: Will not be every week – only 2-3 throughout the semester
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Important Lab Information • First assignment due next week – mantle
xenolith definitions • All assignments must be submitted in a
digital format (pdf, doc) to all TA’s • Mike Gadd: [email protected] • Zoe Braden: [email protected] • Justin Drummond: [email protected]
• Late assignments will not be accepted!
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