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What is the maximum grain size of a sediment that can be point counted using a standard thin section?
Point counting is an extremely useful tool for determining the composition of a clastic sedimentary rock. It is also very useful in provenance studies to determine the sediment source of a sedimentary ...
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How are spherulitic structures formed in basalt rock?
After having studied the thin sections of basalt under the microscope, I have come across many spherulitic structures occurring in clusters.
How can this happen?
Is it due to devitrification or is ...
