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a sample of alabaster

a sample of alabaster

malachite

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mineral gallery

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The images displayed in this first series were scanned from the collection available as posters or postcards from the M.A.C.

Amethyst/Améthyste

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Source: Royal Ontario Museum/Musée Royal de l'Ontario
Notes: This variety of quartz is the official mineral emblem of Ontario./Cette varieté de quartz est l'emblème minéral de l'Ontario.
Photography: Calvin Nicholls, reproduced courtesy of Nicholls Design, Inc.

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Cubanite crystals/Cristaux de cubanite

Location: Henderson Mine, Chibougamau, Québec
Source: Canadian Museum of Nature/Musée Canadien de la Nature
Photography: Jeffrey A. Scovil, reproduced courtesy of Canadian Museum of Nature
Photographie: Jeffrey A. Scovil, courtoisie Musée Canadien de la Nature

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Diopside on grossular/Diopside sur grossulaire

Location: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec
Notes: This asbestos mine, exploited for more than 100 years, is a world famous mineral locality./Cette mine d'amiante, exploitée depuis plus de 100 ans, est une localité minéralogique reconnue mondialement.
Source: Canadian Museum of Nature/Musée Canadien de la Nature
Photography: Jeffrey A. Scovil, reproduced courtesy of Canadian Museum of Nature
Photographie: Jeffrey A. Scovil, courtoisie Musée Canadien de la Nature

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Gypsum/Gypse

Location: Red River Floodway, Winnipeg/Canal de diversion de la riviére Rouge, Winnipeg.
Source: Geological Survey of Canada/Commission Géologique du Canada
Notes: Rosettes such as this one are found in clay sediments near Winnipeg./On trouve des rosettes comme celle-ci dans les sédiments argileux près de Winnipeg.
Photography: Claire Dufour

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Lazulite, Quartz and Siderite/Lazulite, quartz et sidérite

Location: Rapid Creek, Yukon
Source: Geological Survey of Canada/Commission Géologique du Canada
Notes: Lazulite is the official gemstone of the Yukon./La lazulite est la pierre gemme officielle du Yukon.
Photography: Claire Dufour

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Native gold/Or natif

Location: Pioneer mine, Bridge River District, British Columbia/Mine Pioneer, district Bridge River, Columbie Britannique
Source: Royal Ontario Museum/Musée Royal de l'Ontario
Notes: This specimen of solid spongy gold weighs 8.8 troy ounces/Cet échantillon d'or massif pèse 8,8 onces troy.
Photography: Calvin Nicholls, reproduced courtesy of Nicholls Design, Inc./courtoisie de Nicholls Design, Inc.

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Pyrite crystals/Cristaux de pyrite

Location: Logrono, Spain/Logrono, Espagne
Source:Collection de géologie de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Photography: Claire Dufour

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Pyromorphite/Pyromorphite

Location: Society Girl Mine, Moyie, British Columbia/Mine Society Girl, Moyie, Columbie Britannique
Source: M. Y. Williams Geological Museum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Notes: This mine, closed long ago, produced the finest Canadian examples of polymorphite./Cette mine, fermée depuis longtemps a donné les plus beaux échantillons canadiens de pyromorphite.
Photography: Ken Mayer

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Pyrrhotite on Calcite/Pyrrhotite sur calcite

Location: Nigadoo River Mines Ltd., Robertville, New Brunswick/ Mines Nigadoo River Ltd., Robertville, Nouveau-Brunswick.
Source: Redpath Museum/Musée Redpath, McGill University
Photography: Claire Dufour

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Quartz, variety amethyst - sceptre habit/Quartz sceptre, variété améthyste

Location: Denny Mountain, King County, Washington
Source: M. Y. Williams Geological Museum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Photography: Ken Mayer

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Rhodochrosite (rose) with Aegirine (dark green) and Genthelvite (white)

Location: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec
Source: Redpath Museum/Musée Redpath, McGill University
Notes: This locality is famous world wide for the more than 180 minerals identified there./Cette localité est reconnue mondialement pour les quelques 180 espèces minérales qu'on y a identifiées.
Photography: Claire Dufour

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Uranophane/Uranophane

Location: Faraday Mine/Mine Faraday, Bancroft, Ontario
Photography: Calvin Nicholls, reproduced courtesy of Nicholls Design Inc.

پلاژیوکلازها

Plagioclase
Property	Value	Comments
Formula	NaAlSi3O8-CaAl2Si2O8	Solid-solution between sodium-rich end-member (albite) and calcium-rich end-member (anorthite).
Crystal System	triclinic	Triclinic shape contributes to interesting optical angles.
Crystal Habit	Euhedral or anhedral grains.
Cleavage	Uneven to conchoidal fractures and some cleavages. Brittle.	(001) is a perfect cleavage, and (010) is also quite good. (110) is a very poor cleavage and is not usually seen in thin section. Cleavages intersect at about 93-94 degree angles. The cleavage may not be obvious in thin section; the best examples are often seen along the edge of the slide.
Color/Pleochroism	Colorless in thin section	White and grey are common in hand sample; albite tends to be lighter and anorthite darker. Iron inclusions can produce reds. Under cross-polars, first-order colors, mostly gray. Yellow interference colors generally imply a thick section.
Optic Sign	Biaxial (+) or (-)	The sign varies, depending on composition.
2V	45-90	2V depends on composition. It is not a reliable indicator of composition, but can help confirm a composition determined by other techniques. Twinning and exsolution lamellae may make it difficult to get a 2V measurement.
Optic Orientation	Varies.	Due to the solid solution, changes in the optical orientation can be a good indicator of composition.
Refractive Indices alpha =  beta =  gamma =  delta =	1.527-1.577 1.531-1.585 1.534-1.59 0.007-0.013	Variation is due to composition of the mineral. Greater amounts of anorthite lead to higher refractive indices.
Elongation
Extinction	Inclined.	As this is a triclinic mineral, the indicatrix axes will not line up with the crystal axes on any regular basis, and as a result extinction is almost invariably inclined.
Distinguishing Features	Hardness and cleavage are good indicators of a plagioclase as opposed to other similar silicates. In thin section or grain mount, the general lack of pleochroism and the twinning are good indicators. Can be confused with quartz if there is no twinning, however the optic axis figure will resolve this. Often a grey color in comparison to other feldspars.
Occurrence	One of the most common minerals on Earth. Occurs in nearly all igneous rocks- very common in granites, rhyolites, pegmatites, and similar rocks. Albite tends to be more common than anorthite, with the exception of in metamorphosed carbonates. Also very common in metamorphic rocks, with albite being common in low-grade metamorphic rocks. Also seen in sedimentary detritus.
Editors	Raquel Blonshine ('11), Michelle Cortrite ('13)

 

	Plagioclase exhibits rather distinctive twinning under cross-polars.
	This rollover shows the lack of pleochroism in plagioclase.
	This rollover shows the extinction in plagioclase. The twinning makes for different extinction angles depending on the angle of the crystal, but favors inclined extinction.
	This rollover image shows the contrasting visibility of Plagioclase when viewed under plain polarized light versus crossed polars (second image).
	This rollover demonstrates the inclined extinction of Plagioclase as the microscope stage is rotated approximately 45º. The characteristic twinning of Plagioclase is also visible

تالک

Talc
Property	Value	Comments
Formula	Mg3Si4O10(OH)2	Very little solid solution.
Crystal System	Monoclinic	Beta = 100°
Crystal Habit	Massive, fine-grained; tabular books	.
Cleavage	(001) perfect	.
Color/Pleochroism	Colorless in thin section	.
Optic Sign	Biaxial (-)	.
2V	0-30^°	.
Optic Orientation	Y=b  Z~a  X^c ~10^o O.A.P. perp (010)	.
Refractive Indices alpha =  beta =  gamma =  delta =	1.539-1.550  1.589-1.594  1.589-1.596  0.050-0.046	.
Max Birefringence	0.05	Beyond 2nd order blue
Elongation	Not prismatic
Extinction	Can be parallel
Dispersion	r > v	.
Distinguishing Features	Muscovite(35-50), paragonite(40-50), and pyrophyllite (53-62) have larger 2V's.  Brucite and gibbsite are (+).
Occurrence	With calcite and tremolite in low-grade marbles.  With chlorite or magnesite in blackwall reaction zones around serpentinite bodies.
Editors	John Brady (00)

 

	Photomicrograph in crossed polarized light of polycrystalline talc replacing dolomite. The talc appears to be replacing dolomite along fractures as well as along its edges. The talc close to the dolomite tends to be more fine-grained. This sample is from the Sweetwater View Mine, Ruby Range, SW Montana.
	Thin section of massive fine-grained talc replacing coarse dolomite in crossed polarized light. The talc is brightly colored (1st to 2nd order colors). The dolomite appears in the washed-out beige characteristic of the high birefringence of carbonates. (Field of view is 5 mm.)

بیوتیت

Biotite
Property	Value	Comments
Formula	K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,O,F)2	Shows substantial variability in composition that can be represented with the four end members: Annite= KFe3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Phlogopite= KMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Siderophyllite KFe2AL(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Unnamed end member (formerly known as eastonite)= KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 The variation in biotite usually occurs in what elements occupy the octahedral sites. However, variations can also occur in what elements are found in the tetrahedral and hydroxyl sites. Examples of these are siderophyllite, oxybiotite, and ferriannite.
Crystal System	Monoclinic (2/m)	Beta = 99.3^o
Crystal Habit	Pseudo-hexagonal prisms or lamellar plates without crystal outline.	Micaceous or tabular grains, also irregular grains that may be bent (especially in metamorphic rocks). Thin folia are elastic.
Physical Properties	H = 2.5 - 3 G = 2.7 - 3.3 The color of biotite in hand sample is brown to black (sometimes greenish). Its streak is white or gray, and it has a vitreous luster.	The physical properties of biotite are affected by the amount of iron present. The specific gravity (G) is greater with increasing iron content, while the color in hand sample is darker with an increase in iron.
Cleavage	(001) perfect	Easily seen in thin section
Color/Pleochroism	Typically brown, brownish green or reddish brown	Usually strongly pleochroic so grains are darker when the trace of cleavage is parallel to the lower polarizer. Colors are X = colorless, light tan, pale greenish brown, pale green; Y~Z = brown, olive brown, dark green, dark red-brown. Intensity of color generally increases with increase in iron content.  Parallel to (001) yields darker colors with little pleochroism. Pleochroic halos around radioactive minerals (zircon or allanite) are common.
Optic Sign	Biaxial (-)	Some biotite may have a 2V of 0^o, is sensibly uniaxial.
2V	0-25^o
Twinning	None	Twins with 001 composition planes are possible, but usually not observed
Optic Orientation	Y=b  Z^a = 0 - 9^o X^c = 0 - 9^o optic plane (010)
Refractive Indices alpha =  beta =  gamma =	1.522-1.625  1.548-1.672 1.549-1.696	Refractive indices increase with increasing iron content. The diversity in biotite's composition makes it hard to use optical properties as an indicator for composition. Ferriannite may have alpha and gamma indices as high as 1.677 and 1.721 respectively.
Max Birefringence	0.03-0.07	Strong mineral color will often mask the interference colors (3rd to 4th order). Flakes on the cleavage and sections that are cut parallel with {001}show low birefringence.
Elongation	Yes	Along cleavage
Extinction	Parallel or close to parallel	Has a "birds eye" texture seen at extinction. Bent grains show wavy extinction.
Dispersion	v > r (weak)	Less commonly, r > v for Mg rich varieties.
Distinguishing Features	Resembles muscovite but has smaller 2V and darker color. Mottled "birds-eye" extinction helps distinguish from similar minerals outside the mica family.  Has moderate to high relief in thin section. Has micaceous habit and dark color.
Occurrence	Biotite is common in a variety of igneous and metamorphic rocks. In igneous rocks, it is found more commonly in silicic and alkalic rocks, e.g. granties, diorites, gabbros and peridotites. It is important in metamorphic rocks including schists, gneisses, phyllites, and hornfels.  Also found in immature sedimentary rocks, but will alter to clay minerals when weathered.
Editors	Mary Hawkins (01J), Raycine Hodo (02J), Lisa Berrios (02), Jennifer Fitzsimmons (03), Rachel Grandpre (05), Lily Seidman (11), Ngozika Onuzo (12)

 

	In plain polarized light, biotite displays perfect cleavage in one direction. The maximum absorption color is shown when the polarizer is parallel to the cleavage. Under crossed polars biotite displays a distinctive mottled texture as it nears extinction. In extinction position small spots fail to extinguish. These traits are charicteristic of birdseye extinction which is common in micas.
	In plane polarized light, biotite is seen as as dark brown to grey against the surrounding mostly colorless minerals. Under crossed polars "bird's eye extinction" can easily be seen when the mineral is nearly extinct. Often, the mineral color masks the interference colors when the mineral is not extinct.
	In plain light, biotite in a granite appears a slightly drab brown. Radiation damage from zircon can leave pleochroic spots that fade to extinction at a different rate that the surrounding, undamaged material. There are several small opaque grains as well. Under polarized light biotite appears green with pink undertones. It is surrounded by quartz and feldspars.
	This is an image of a thin section containing biotite. It is seen now in plane polarized light as a brown to tan color. Under cross-polarized light, the biotite thin section appears darker brown in areas as well as a pink-yellow color in others.
	Biotite, usually dark green, brown, or black, has a pale brown color under plane-polarized light in this sample. It exhibits high interference colors in cross-polar light just as muscovite, but has a lower birefringence than muscovite.
	Biotite shows parallel extinction in cross polarized light, and has perfect cleavage in one direction. The biotite mineral shown here is exhibits bird's eye texture during extinction, and the mineral is surrounded by quartz, muscovite, and feldspars

موسکوویت

Muscovite
Property	Value	Comments
Formula	KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2	Solid solution mineral; substitutions can occur for K, [VI]Al, (OH) and in tetrahedral sites.
Crystal System	Monoclinic (2/m)	TOT + c crystal structure
Crystal Habit	Well formed crystals are tabular and have pseudohexagonal outlines. More often found as micaceous flakes or tablets with irregular outlines.	Well-formed crystals are sometimes called "books" in reference to their flaky nature.
Cleavage	{001} perfect	Well displayed, controls fragment orientation.
Color/Pleochroism	Colorless or shades of light green, red, or brown in hand sample; colorless in thin section. No pleochroism.
Optic Sign	Biaxial (-)	Muscovite is length slow
2V	28-47^o
Optic Orientation	Z=b  X^c = +1^o to +4^o Y^a = +1^o to +3^o O.A.P. perp to (010)
Refractive Indices alpha =  beta =  gamma =	1.552-1.576  1.582-1.615  1.587-1.618
Birefringence	0.036-0.049 (high)	3rd order, vivid colors of 2nd order
Elongation	yes
Extinction	Parallel to cleavage in all orientations, BIRD'S EYE	The maximum extinction angle is less than 3 degrees
Dispersion
Distinguishing Features	Biotite (darker in color and is pleochroic in ppl), Talc (smaller 2V), Pyrophyllite (larger 2V), birds-eye extinction and cleavage are also distinctive.
Occurrence	Muscovite has a widespread occurance and is characteristic of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. Sediments eroded from igneous and metamorphic rocks often carry muscovite, accounting for its presence in sedimentary rocks. Igneous occurances include granite, grandorite, aplite, pegmatite and related felsic rocks. is common in granites and granitic pegmatites. Muscovite is very common in large variety of metamorphic rocks including slate, schist, phyllite, gneiss, hornfels and quartzite.
Editors	Priscilla Delano ('02), Sarah Clifthorne ('02), Marit Gamberg ('01), Jenny McNicholas ('11), Kathryn Durkin ('12), Theo Sweezy ('14)

 

	This picture of Muscovite shows the characteristic small cleavage lines as well as the differences between Muscovite and Biotite. In crossed polarized light, the Muscovite shows the bright 2nd order colors against the darker feldspar crystal beside it. Click on the thumbnail for a larger, rollover version.
	This picture of Muscovite shows the characteristic bird's eye extinction.  The bright 2nd order colors also contrast against the darker feldspar crystal beside it
	Photomicrograph of muscovite showing 2nd and 3rd order interference colors.
	Rollover image showing muscovite from sample W-11 as length slow. This property is observed when the stage is rotated until the crystal is exinct. The stage is then rotated another 45 degrees so the crystal is lying NE-SW and the gypsum plate is inserted. If the interference colors compound the sample is length slow, if they subtract the sample is length fast.
	Muscovite sample W-12 in cross-polarized light. Click the thumbnail to see a rollover image of the bird's eye texture when the crystal is close to extinction. Bird's eye texture could be be due to damage during slide preperation, but it is also one method of identifying muscovite under the microscope.
	A muscovite crystal from sample W-12 in cross-polarized light. Note the bird's eye texture and feather-like lines running across it. The feather-like lines could be due to deformation and is often seen in muscovite crystals found in granite such as this one. The c-axis of this crystal is nearly vertical. Click the thumbnail to view a rollover of the interference figure.
	Muscovite from sample DR-4 in plane polarized light. Click on the thumbnail to see a rollover image in cross-polars.
	Muscovite in thin section from sample PE-19. The green muscovite in the center of the image displays twinning, as does the piece to its left. Click to see a rollover image that shows the twinning as the thin section is rotated and gives a better view of the "birds-eye" extinction.
	Another view of PE-19 showing textures at extinction.

تورمالین

Tourmaline
Property	Value	Comments
Formula	Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al) 3 Al 6 [Si 6 O 18 ](BO 3 ) 3 (O,OH,F) 4
Crystal System	Hexagonal (trigonal)
Crystal Habit	striated hexagonal prisms
Cleavage	{110} and {101}	very poor cleavages
Color/Pleochroism	blue, red, green, yellow, black, brown. (Schorl the most common tourmaline is black)	strongly pleochroic
Optic Sign	Uniaxial (-)
2V	10 degrees	only occasionaly biaxial
Refractive Indices omega =   epsilon =	1.631-1.698  1.610-1.675
Max Birefringence	0.035	cannot be used as a reliable guide to composition
Extinction	Longitudial sections show parallel extinction and are length fast.
Unit Cell	a = 15.8-16.0 Angstroms c = 7.1-7.25 Angstroms Z = 3
Physical Properties	H = 7 G = 2.90-3.22
Distinguishing Features	In hand sample: columnar crystals with rounded triangular cross sections. Poor cleavage Deep color often masks interference colors
Occurrence	Tourmaline is a characteristic mineral in granitic pegmatites. It is an accessory mineral in granite, granodiorite, and related felsic rocks. Tourmaline is also a common mineral in schist, gneiss, quartzite, and phyllite. Also found in metasomatically altered limestone and dolomite in contact metamorphic zones.
Editors	Emma Anderson (2005). Data sources: Minerals in Thin Section Perkins, Dexter and Henke, Kevin 2000. Introduction to Opticial Mineralogy Nesse, William 1991. Introduction to Mineralogy Nesse, William 2000.

 

	Plane polarized image of tourmaline, which is the small green grain in the center of the image. Note the concentric zoning of colors. Also visible are biotite (tan), muscovite (colorless), quartz, and plagioclase. Click on the image to see a larger version with rollover to crossed polarized light.
	Crossed polarized image of tourmaline

ولاستونیت

Wollastonite
Property	Value	Comments
Formula	CaSiO3	Pyroxenoid group. Usually pure, but Mn and Fe2+ can substitute for Ca.
Crystal System	Triclinic
Crystal Habit	Columnar and fibrous elongate grains, often with twinning
Cleavage	Perfect cleavage on {100}, good cleavages on {001} and {-102}	Splitery cleavage fragments. Angles of cleavage: 84.5 degrees, and 70 degrees.
Color/Pleochroism	Colorless, white, greyish, often with yellowish or brownish tint. Vitreous. No pleochroism
Optic Sign	Biaxial (-)
2V	36-60 degrees	Most wollastonite has a 2V of ~40º. This can be higher for Fe-bearing samples.
Optic Orientation	X^c = -30 to -44 degrees Y^b ~ 0 degrees z^a = +35 to +49 degrees O.A.P. ~ (010)	Cleavage fragments are length slow or length fast depending on orientation due to Y being parallel to fiber lenght
Refractive Indices	alpha: 1.616-1.645 beta: 1.628-1.652 gamma: 1.631-1.656 delta: 0.013-0.017	Increase with Fe and Mn content.
Max Birefringence	0.013-0.017	Wollastonite resembles tremolite and pectolite, but both have a higher birefringence.
Elongation	Grains elongate parallel to b
Extinction	Parallel	Elongate crystals display parallel extinction.
Dispersion
Distinguishing Features	Colorless to grey in thin sectionwith moderate to moderatly high relief. First order interference color yellow-orange. One perfect cleavage and two good cleavages producing splintery cleavage fragments. H = 4.5-5. G = 2.86-3.09. Streak is colorless or white.
Occurrence	Occurs commonly as a product of contact and/or regional metamorphism in limestone and dolomite. Associated minerals include calcite, and grossular in hornfels, tremolite, epidote group members, diopside, and other Ca-Mg silicates.
Editors	Sarah Martell AC '06 , Carolyn Tewksbury '07

 

	Photomicrograph of wollastonite in plane and crossed polarized light (roll over image). Wollastonite has parallel extinction and has two good cleavages that intersect at an angle of 84º.
	Photomicrograph of wollastonite in plane light (roll over image). Wollastonite typically has no color, and has distinct splintery cleavage in an end view. Mag. 10x.