Dolerite Rock Crystals
by Alfred Pasieka/science Photo Library
Title
Dolerite Rock Crystals
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Alfred Pasieka/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Dolerite rock crystals. Polarised light micrograph of a sample of dolerite, mostly comprising large crystals (blue) in a finer-grained rock matrix. The colours seen, and the physical appearance of the rock, depend on the exact mineral content of the rock and how the rock was formed. Dolerite is a coarse-grained basaltic rock, meaning it is similar in composition to the basalts. Like basalt it is an igneous rock produced by volcanoes, and it is also a very common rock. Horizontal object size of this section: 3mm
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September 13th, 2018
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