The images presented here are grouped photomicrographs of selected representative, distinctive, or simply photogenic regions from the samples presented in the thin section scans pages.

Each image set consists of a plane-polarized light (PPL) photomicrograph (taken using the default E-W lower polarizer alignment), a potential second PPL photomicrograph taken with the lower polarizer rotated to a N-S alignment if notable variations in mineral pleochroism or relief warrant this additional view, and finally a photomicrograph taken under crossed polarizers (XP).

Preceding each set of images is table of diagnostic optical features specific to the accompanying images, to aid viewers differentiate the key minerals in the images. Note that in some cases, not every mineral present will be noted in the table or on the photomicrograph (particularly for material that is very fine-grained, very finely intergrown with other minerals, or grains that may simply be too small or too sparse). For the same reasons, not every mineral listed in the thin section scans composition tables will be included here either.

Due to the potential wealth of images (and to keep page loading times reasonable), each photomicrograph page will only feature 20 samples. This page and additional photomicrograph pages will be a new website feature I’m working on, and so these pages will be very much under construction. Check back periodically as I add more images and tables.