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Optical Mineralogy Basics
http://www.eos.ubc.ca/courses/eosc221/optics/optics.html
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This resource is part of a mineralogy course. Topics include the petrographic microscope, light behavior,the refractive index, use of an interference color chart, interference figures and how to obtain them, and two lab exercises. The website briefly explains some key concepts crucial to developing mineral identification skills. The site would be useful as an introduction or review of the basic principals of mineral identification using a petrographic microscope.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lab activity
    • Course
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright This site contains notes and self-directed exercises which complement the lectures and laboratories of EOSC 221, Introduction to Petrology - a course offered in the Earth and Ocean Sciences Department of the University of British Columbia. This material is copyrighted (text, images, etc.), and can not be used without permission of the copyright owner. For details, please contact the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4.
DLESE Catalog ID: SERC-NAGT-000-000-000-650
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Dr Mary Lou Bevier
University of British Columbia