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    This document discusses the mineral orthopyroxene, which is a type of pyroxene that is found in basalt rocks. Orthopyroxene has an orthorhombic crystal structure and is typically colorless or weakly colored green or pink with low birefringence. Images show examples of euhedral and subhedral orthopyroxene crystals and crystals exhibiting exsolution textures where orthopyroxene hosts clinopyroxene blebs.

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    This document discusses the mineral orthopyroxene, which is a type of pyroxene that is found in basalt rocks. Orthopyroxene has an orthorhombic crystal structure and is typically colorless or weakly colored green or pink with low birefringence. Images show examples of euhedral and subhedral orthopyroxene crystals and crystals exhibiting exsolution textures where orthopyroxene hosts clinopyroxene blebs.

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    Ortho Pyro X Ene

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    Charmaine Dela Cruz
    This document discusses the mineral orthopyroxene, which is a type of pyroxene that is found in basalt rocks. Orthopyroxene has an orthorhombic crystal structure and is typically colorless or weakly colored green or pink with low birefringence. Images show examples of euhedral and subhedral orthopyroxene crystals and crystals exhibiting exsolution textures where orthopyroxene hosts clinopyroxene blebs.

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    Orthopyroxene

    pyroxenes; Single-chain Silicates orthorhombic (+,-) Relief - moderate Colour - colourles, very wekly coloured green/pink RI - 1.658-1.788 Birefringence - 0.008-0.020 Interference colours - 2rd order Extinction - straight, complete Comments

    euhedral basal section of orthopyroxene PPL basalt

    Euhedral, acicular crystals of orthopyroxene PPL basalt

    subhedral glomerocryst of orthopyroxene PPL basalt

    euhedral, elongate phenocryst of orthopyroxene, seen in PPL (left) and XPL (right) basalt

    Exsolution Textures

    orthopyroxene host with blebs of clinopyroxene in PPL (left) and XPL (right). Note the different extinction positions of the two phases

    The crystal above seen in XPL, and rotated so that the orthopyroxene is in (straight) extinction, whilst the clibnopyroxene, with inclined extinction is fully illuminated

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