Optical Mineralogy in a Nutshell
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1 Optical Mineralogy in a Nutshell Use of the petrographic microscope in three easy lessons Courtesy of Jane Selverstone University of New Mexico Part I
2 Why use the microscope?? Identify minerals (no guessing!) Determine rock type Determine crystallization sequence Document deformation history Observe frozen-in reactions Constrain P-T history Note weathering/alteration Fun, powerful, and cheap!
3 The petrographic microscope Also called a polarizing microscope In order to use the scope, we need to understand a little about the physics of light, and then learn some tools and tricks
4 What happens as light moves through the scope? your eye amplitude, A wavelength, λ light travels as waves light ray waves travel from source to eye light source
5 What happens as light moves through the scope? Microscope light is white light, i.e. it s made up of lots of different wavelengths; Each wavelength of light corresponds to a different color Can prove this with a prism, which separates white light into its constituent wavelengths/colors
6 What happens as light moves through the scope? propagation direction plane of vibration vibration direction light vibrates in all planes that contain the light ray (i.e., all planes perpendicular to the propagation direction
7 1) Light passes through the lower polarizer west (left) Unpolarized light Plane polarized light east (right) PPL=plane polarized light Only the component of light vibrating in E-W direction can pass through lower polarizer light intensity decreases
8 2) Insert the upper polarizer west (left) north (back) east (right) south (front) Black!! Now what happens? What reaches your eye? Why would anyone design a microscope that prevents light from reaching your eye??? XPL=crossed nicols (crossed polars)
9 3) Now insert a thin section of a rock west (left) Unpolarized light east (right) Light vibrating E-W Light vibrating in many planes and with many wavelengths Light and colors reach eye! How does this work??
10 Conclusion has to be that minerals somehow reorient the planes in which light is vibrating; some light passes through the upper polarizer Minerals act as magicians!! But, note that some minerals are better magicians than others (i.e., some grains stay dark and thus can t be reorienting light)
11 4) Note the rotating stage Most mineral grains change color as the stage is rotated; these grains go black 4 times in 360 rotation-exactly every 90 o These minerals are anisotropic Glass and a few minerals stay black in all orientations Now do question 1 These minerals are isotropic
12 Some generalizations and vocabulary All isometric minerals (e.g., garnet) are isotropic they cannot reorient light. These minerals are always black in crossed polars. All other minerals are anisotropic they are all capable of reorienting light (acting as magicians). All anisotropic minerals contain one or two special directions that do not reorient light. Minerals with one special direction are called uniaxial Minerals with two special directions are called biaxial
13 All anisotropic minerals can resolve light into two plane polarized components that travel at different velocities and vibrate in planes that are perpendicular to one another fast ray slow ray plane polarized light mineral grain Some light is now able to pass through the upper polarizer When light gets split: -velocity changes -rays get bent (refracted) -2 new vibration directions -usually see new colors W E lower polarizer
14 A brief review Isotropic minerals: light does not get rotated or split; propagates with same velocity in all directions Anisotropic minerals: Uniaxial - light entering in all but one special direction is resolved into 2 plane polarized components that vibrate perpendicular to one another and travel with different speeds Biaxial - light entering in all but two special directions is resolved into 2 plane polarized components Along the special directions ( optic axes ), the mineral thinks that it is isotropic - i.e., no splitting occurs Uniaxial and biaxial minerals can be further subdivided into optically positive and optically negative, depending on orientation of fast and slow rays relative to xtl axes
15 How light behaves depends on crystal structure (there is a reason you took mineralogy!) Isotropic Uniaxial Biaxial Isometric All crystallographic axes are equal Hexagonal, trigonal, tetragonal All axes c are equal but c is unique Orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic All axes are unequal Let s use all of this information to help us identify minerals
16 Mineral properties: color & pleochroism Color is observed only in PPL Not an inherent property - changes with light type/intensity Results from selective absorption of certain λ of light Pleochroism results when different λ are absorbed differently by different crystallographic directions - rotate stage to observe hbl hbl plag plag -Plagioclase is colorless -Hornblende is pleochroic in olive greens Now do question 2
17 Mineral properties: Index of refraction (R.I. or n) n = velocity in air velocity in mineral Light is refracted when it passes from one substance to another; refraction is accompanied by a change in velocity n 1 n 1 n 2 n 2 n 2 >n 1 n 2 <n 1 n is a function of crystallographic orientation in anisotropic minerals isotropic minerals: characterized by one RI uniaxial minerals: characterized by two RI biaxial minerals: characterized by three RI n gives rise to 2 easily measured parameters: relief & birefringence
18 Mineral properties: relief Relief is a measure of the relative difference in n between a mineral grain and its surroundings Relief is determined visually, in PPL Relief is used to estimate n plag - Olivine has high relief - Plag has low relief olivine olivine: plag: epoxy: n= n= n=1.54
19 What causes relief? Difference in speed of light (n) in different materials causes refraction of light rays, which can lead to focusing or defocusing of grain edges relative to their surroundings Hi relief (+) Lo relief (+) Hi relief (-) n xtl > n epoxy n xtl = n epoxy n xtl < n epoxy Now do question 3
20 Mineral properties: interference colors/birefringence Colors one observes when polars are crossed (XPL) Color can be quantified numerically: δ = n high -n low Now do question 4 More on this next week
21 Use of interference figures, continued You will see a very small, circular field of view with one or more black isogyres -- rotate stage and watch isogyre(s) or uniaxial If uniaxial, isogyres define cross; arms remain N-S/E-W as stage is rotated biaxial If biaxial, isogyres define curve that rotates with stage, or cross that breaks up as stage is rotated
22 Use of interference figures, continued Now determine the optic sign of the mineral: 1. Rotate stage until isogyre is concave to NE (if biaxial) 2. Insert gypsum accessory plate 3. Note color in NE, immediately adjacent to isogyre -- Blue = (+) Yellow = (-) Now do question 5 uniaxial (+) biaxial (+)
23 A brief review Isotropic minerals: light does not get rotated or split; propagates with same velocity in all directions Anisotropic minerals: Uniaxial - light entering in all but one special direction is resolved into 2 plane polarized components that vibrate perpendicular to one another and travel with different speeds Biaxial - light entering in all but two special directions is resolved into 2 plane polarized components Along the special directions ( optic axes ), the mineral thinks that it is isotropic - i.e., no splitting occurs Uniaxial and biaxial minerals can be further subdivided into optically positive and optically negative, depending on orientation of fast and slow rays relative to xtl axes You are now well on your way to being able to identify all of the common minerals (and many of the uncommon ones, too)!!
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