A Gross picture gallery and overview on lithic fragments
- 1. By Tahsin Islam A Gross Picture Gallery and overview on Lithic Fragments
- 3. Igneous Lithic Fragments These can include Granular (Rhyolitic), Microlitic (Andesitic), Lathwork (Basaltic), and Vitric (Glassy).
- 4. Granular volcanic lithic fragment
- 5. Microlitic volcanic lithic fragment
- 6. Lathwork volcanic lithic fragment
- 7. Vitric volcanic lithic fragment
- 8. Igneous origin Also include Euhedral and subhedral shape
- 10. Sanidine
- 13. Leucite
- 15. Amphibolite
- 18. Includes Sandstone Shale Chert Siltstones Sedimentary Lithic Fragments
- 20. Chert, Siltstone and Shale Fragments
- 21. Chert under plane polarizer
- 22. Chert under cross polarizer
- 24. Shale
- 25. Shale under plane polarizer
- 26. Shale under cross polarizer
- 27. Photomicrograph of a lithic arenite (sandstone)
- 28. Lithic Sandstone
- 31. Brecciated olivine and lithic fragments
- 36. Garnet under plane polarizer
- 37. Garnet under cross polarizer
- 38. Garnet (gneiss)
- 39. Granoblastic textures of quartzite
- 40. Granoblastic textures of quartzite
- 41. Granoblastic textures of quartzite
- 42. Marble
- 43. Anorthosite
- 44. Olivine (basalt)
- 46. Quartz in microcline (graphic granite)
- 47. References Guide to Thin Section Microscopy Michael M. Raith, Peter Raase & Jürgen Reinhardt Imaging Techniques for Analyzing Shale Pores and Minerals
Editor's Notes
- #5: scale in millimeters Top picture in plane-polarized light, bottom picture in cross-polarized light
- #6: scale in millimeters. Top picture in plane-polarized light, bottom picture in cross-polarized light.
- #7: , scale in millimeters. Top picture in plane-polarized light, bottom picture in cross-polarized light.
- #8: , scale in millimeters. Top picture in plane-polarized light, bottom picture in cross-polarized light.