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Where to purchase mineral mounts/TS (30 microns) of biaxial and uniaxial minerals for optical mineralogy

DJ
Dilles, John H
Thu, Jan 16, 2025 9:52 PM

Colleagues

Our old and commercially made BXA, BXO, OA, and Flash figure mineral grain mounts for biaxial and uniaxial minerals are broken or have yellowing cracking Canada Balsam.  We’d like to resupply

A quick Google search did not reveal any clear supplier.

Can anyone provide advice as to where to purchase sets of these for teaching optical mineralogy?  If so, please pass along.  Quality more important than cost.

We can get these made commercially from samples we supply (biotite, muscovite, apatite, etc), but hoping some still sells.

Best regards,

JOHN Dilles

John Dilles

John.Dilles@oregonstate.edu
Emeritus Professor of Geology
Geology and Geophysics Program
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
104 CEOAS Admin Bldg
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR 97331-5503
phone +1-541-609-8602

Colleagues Our old and commercially made BXA, BXO, OA, and Flash figure mineral grain mounts for biaxial and uniaxial minerals are broken or have yellowing cracking Canada Balsam. We’d like to resupply A quick Google search did not reveal any clear supplier. Can anyone provide advice as to where to purchase sets of these for teaching optical mineralogy? If so, please pass along. Quality more important than cost. We can get these made commercially from samples we supply (biotite, muscovite, apatite, etc), but hoping some still sells. Best regards, JOHN Dilles John Dilles John.Dilles@oregonstate.edu Emeritus Professor of Geology Geology and Geophysics Program College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences 104 CEOAS Admin Bldg Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331-5503 phone +1-541-609-8602