Cochise College     Photo of the Month

                          Geology Home Page                October 2006

                          Roger Weller, geology instructor

                          wellerr@cochise.edu
                                  copyright 2006-R.Weller
 

labradorite feldspar
This polished specimen of labradorite feldspar (a plagioclase feldspar) illustrates both
polysynthetic twinning and schiller.
Link to more feldspar photos: feldspar


Photo is copyright free for non-commercial educational uses.  Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.