Wall art / Mineral Thin Section Geological Photo / Matte Poster

Thin section geological mineral photo of pyroxene crystals. Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper of Australian minerals. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.

• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mil)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m² (5.57 oz/y²)
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Giclée printing quality
• 21 × 30 cm posters are size A4
• Blank product sourced from Japan

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PYROXENE
After cutting and roughly trimming with a diamond tipped saw the rock is slowly cut, ground and then polished to a thickness of 0.03mm (30µm). Using resin to hold this incredibly thin slice of rock onto a glass slide the constituent minerals are now ready to be viewed under a polarising microscope. The diagnostic colors produced by projecting various wavelengths of light through the rock sliver, in conjunction with mineral shape and its association with other minerals are used to determine the mineral type. The diagnostic colors and shape of the mineral can also tell the experienced petrologist the approximate chemical composition of the mineral.

This photograph was taken by Sue Hanson during her career as a geologist and depicts a magnified view (under crossed polars) of pyroxene crystals being altered by feldspar laths. Actual rock section photographed is 1mm width.