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VIII.—Soratches on Minerals in thin Sections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

H. Stanley Jevons
Affiliation:
Lecturer in Mineralogy and Demonstrator in Geology in theUniversity of Sydney.

Extract

There is an exceedingly simple method of distinguishing biotite from brown hornblende in thin sections under the microscope, which, so far as I am aware, has not yet been described. As it may possibly be of assistance to beginners, I submit a brief account thereof.

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Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1903

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