"Óptica mineral"una herramienta informática para el estudio de los minerales en el microscopio petrográfico
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Universidad de Jaén
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Universidad de Granada
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ISSN: 1132-9157
Year of publication: 2004
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pages: 57-61
Type: Article
More publications in: Enseñanza de las ciencias de la tierra: Revista de la Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra
Abstract
We introduce the web site “Optical Mineralogy” to provide a tool for teaching and learning the optical properties of minerals, as well as aiding to the identification of minerals in rock thin sections. After including an explanation of the main optical properties of minerals, a detailed description of how web pages work is presented. The structure of the web site contains five parts: 1) an introduction including a description of the essential components of petrographic microscopes; 2) an explanation of optical properties and how can be determined; 3) a mineral data base; 4) a mineral identification guide and 5) tutorial questions about mineral properties.