Help

Welcome to the Advanced Petrographic Microscope Simulator! Here are some tips to get started:

• Select a mineral from the dropdown menu to view its properties.
• Use the rotation slider to rotate the mineral stage.
• Switch between PPL (Plane Polarized Light) and XPL (Cross Polarized Light) modes to see different views.

About

This simulator is designed to help students and professionals understand the optical properties of minerals under a petrographic microscope. It provides a realistic simulation of mineral behavior under different lighting conditions and stage rotations.

References

This simulator is based on the following references:

• Nesse, W. D. (2012). Introduction to Mineralogy. Oxford University Press.
• Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., & Zussman, J. (2013). An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals. Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.