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Rock Thin SectionsUse of a digital microscopeDr Peter CopleyNewcastle CollegeJune 2004
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Philip Harris (Motic) Microscope
Cost: about 1200(to the Biology dept!)
Includes software
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The Microscope
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Digital cameraBinoculareyepiece(x10)ObjectiveLenses(x4,x10,x40,X100 oe)
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MainPowerswitchCamerapowerPowerinputusb
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No polarising facilitiesAdequate for basic textural images.Exam papers only use/expect monochromaticdrawings.
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AcknowledgementThin sectionsGeology departmentKeele University
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Desert sandstone (x40)
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Keele Sandstone (x40)
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Sherwood Sandstone (x40)Bunter Sst
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Oolitic Limestone (x40)
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Limestone calcite crystals in shell (x100)
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Arkose (x40)
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Igneous Rocks
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Peridotite (x40)OlivinePyroxene
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Porphyrytic Olivine Basalt Groundmass
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Ophitic Texture (x40)PyroxeneFeldspar
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Zoned Olivine crystal (x40)
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Spherulitic Pitchstone (x40)
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Metamorphic Rocks
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Garnet Mica Schist (x100)Mica
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Chiastolite Slate (x40)
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Gneiss (x40)Felsic mineralsMafic minerals
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Sillimanite needles (x400)
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Kyanite & Biotite (x100)
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Alternatively
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What if you cannot afford 1200?
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A cheaper alternative!About 40But discontinued in 2002 by Intel.But now available.
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60 from www.thepcstore.co.uk
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Dont expect the image quality to be as good!!!
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Oolitic Limestone (x60)
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Porphyritic Basalt (x60)
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Ophitic Texture (x60)PyroxeneFeldspar
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Chiastolite Slate (x60)
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Will it do???Thats up to you!
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