Open Directory - Science:Earth Sciences:Geology:Rocks and Minerals:Minerals:Optical Mineralogy

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Optical mineralogy, the microscopic study of minerals (primarily in thin section), is one subfield of the science of mineralogy. This category contains web sites about thin-section preparation, the characteristics of minerals in thin section, and other aspects of optical mineralogy.