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Basalt Thin Section

bas_001. Columbia River Basalt. Ilmenite-olivine-augite-mesostasis-plagioclase basalt. Smith College collection (S-36).



Basalt Thin Section

bas_002. Augite-plagioclase basalt dike from Kintallen, Isle of Mull. Western Minerals Tertiary Ring Complexe Collection, Smith College (ML-17).

Basalt Thin Section

bas_003. Olivine basalt from Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Smith College collection (ED-99J).

Basalt Thin Section

bas_004. Olivine basalt from Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Smith College collection (HI-99-12b).

Basalt Thin Section

bas_005. Pigeonite-augite-plagioclase basalt, Holyoke Basalt, Hadley, MA. Smith College collection (TRJ-2).

Basalt Thin Section

bas_006. Kilauea Iki Lava Lake Basalt. Sample KI-76-1-145.3, University of North Carolina (Rosalind Helz) in Rogers Atlas of Rocks in Thin Section. To see the original, zoomable, GigaPan image click here, then click on the PPL or XPL image.