This resource shows a range of different metamorphic rocks as seen under a polarising microscope. These images are ‘free to use’ for non-commercial educational purposes. Please acknowledge their source as GeoHubLiverpool.
Metamorphic rocks in thin section
This resource shows a range of different metamorphic rocks as seen under a polarising microscope. For each metamorphic rock there is a photograph of a thin section taken under plane polarised light (PPL) and an image of the same thin section taken under crossed polars (XPL).
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![](https://geohubliverpool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Biotite-gneiss-PPL-1-150x150.jpg)
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