PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION / 01
READ
DEEPER.
Petrographic examination and geological insight at the scale where composition, texture and internal relationships become visible.
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PETROGRAPHY / 02
THE
MICRO SCALE.
A geological material can reveal far more than its hand specimen appearance. Petrography examines the relationships inside it.
01
COMPOSITION
Mineral constituents and other microscopic components, identified in the context of the material and purpose.
02
TEXTURE & FABRIC
Grain size, shape, boundaries, orientation, matrix or cement, and relationships between constituents.
03
ALTERATION & WEATHERING
Microscopic evidence of alteration, weathering, coatings, reaction features and related changes.
04
MICROSTRUCTURES
Fractures, microcracks, inclusions, veins, voids and other features relevant to the investigation.