2: Using the Petrographic Microscope Last updated Save as PDF Page ID11093 Contributed by Elizabeth Johnson and Juhong Christie LiuFaculty (Geochemistry) at James Madison UniversitySourced from Virtual Library of Virginia 2.1: Introduction2.2: Thin Sections2.3: Light and Optics2.4: Parts of the Petrographic Microscope2.5: Common Issues Using a Petrographic Microscope2.6: Properties Under Plane Polarized Light2.7: Properties Under Cross Polarized Light2.8: Interference Figures2.9: Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section