Foidolite Thin Section Photos. Click on any photo for a larger image. Some of the larger images may be on other web sites and will open in a new window.

Missing Thin Section

fdltts_001. Leucitolite from Fergus, Montana, USA. Photo by Alessandro Da Mommio, used with permission. Colorless leucite, with very low first order interference colors, and greenish clinopyroxene (Cpx). Click on the image to see a larger view with more information. Visit the Leucite Foidolites page on the Alex Strekeisen website for additional images and information.



Missing Thin Section

fdltts_002. Nephelinolite from Cape Verde. Photo by Alessandro Da Mommio, used with permission. Colorless nepheline and pinkish clinopyroxene (Cpx). Click on the image to see a larger view with more information. Visit the Foidolite with Nepheline page on the Alex Strekeisen website for additional images and information.