Geological Microscope

When we speak about geology we can only think about the earth, rocks, soil, gemstones and minerals. Basically, the science of geology involves the study of the solid matter that constitutes the earth, its physical properties, history, and the processes that shape the earth’s components. Did you know that geologists are the one who came up and helped establish the age of the earth? They are one’s responsible in locating and managing the Earth’s natural resources, such as petroleum and coal, as well as metals like iron, copper and uranium. Geological microscopes can be used in studying economic interests such as gemstones and many minerals like pearlite, zeolites, asbestos, mica, phosphates, clay, quartz and silica. The three most widely used geological microscopes are polarizing microscopes, petrographic microscopes, and ore microscopes. They are well armed with complete Bertrand lens, two polarizing filters known as polarizer and analyzer, and compensator plates such as quartz, mica and gypsum. These three microscopes have specific features that contribute to a better viewing pleasure of specimens. Let’s say for example a polarizing microscope a type of microscopy equipment that comes with various types and uses. There’s a reflected polarized might microscope which is capable of plane polarization and cross polarization. Polarizing microscopes are often times called petrographic microscopes since their main application is in studying rocks and minerals under polarized light as well as ore microscopes. Polarizing microscopes produce only transmitted polarized light, which means they provide light from the bottom and it transmits through the thin section of birefringent specimen on a microscope slide. Others have the potential for incident reflected polarized light using epiillumination through the objective lens which are commonly known as ore microscopes. Ore microscopes can be used to view thick polished specimens of rocks and minerals and since the ore is thick, it is opaque and no light is transmitted through it. Through applying an incident polarized light to the specimen’s surface which is reflected back into the microscope objective to be viewed in the eyepieces. Geological microscopes usefulness are widely used in rock and mineral identification, biochemistry and biomedical research in studying meteorite thin specimens, medical research such as in viewing microscopic crystals in urine, geology and geological engineering, and in the petroleum industry. All these and more useful information can be yours as you browse the pages of this site.