Gallery: Travertine in thin-section

Thin section of an Antarctic subglacial travertine showing fragments of Ferrar Dolerite surrounded by secondary carbonate growth (sample courtesy of John Stone, Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington)

Set 1 XPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 1 PPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 2 XPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 2 PPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 3 XPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 3 PPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 4 XPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 4 PPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 5 XPL (1000 µm scale)

Set 5 PPL (1000 µm scale)

Single 1 XPL (500 µm scale)

Single 2 XPL (1000 µm scale)