Optical Mineralogy

• Microscopy and Minerals Images  - Microscopic images of minerals, thin sections of rocks and meteorites and stereoscopy of minerals.
• Mineral Optics Laboratory  - Supplier of petrographic polished thin sections of rock, minerals, ores, crystals, grains, ceramics, mortar and concrete.
• Optical Mineralogy  - PDF document provides background details on the study of the interaction of light with minerals – light polarization, refraction, relationship to crystal chemistry, and study methods.