Microscopes reveal an entirely different view of the universe. Here are a few stories that help to inform us about how things work. The first articles deal with the polarizing microscope.
Miller Indices in crystallography
Optical mineralogy: some terminology
Sliced thin; kaleidoscopes with a geological purpose
Sliced thin; time and process recorded in igneous rocks
Sliced thin; the unfolding story of sandstone
Sliced thin; the universe revealed in microfossils
Sandstones in thin section
Lithic grains in thin section – avoiding ambiguity
Carbonates in thin section
Carbonates in thin section: Molluscan bioclasts
Carbonates in thin section: Echinoderms and barnacles
Carbonates in thin section: Bryozoa
Carbonates in thin section: Forams and sponges
Neomorphic textures in thin section
