Cooperative Extension Service

Examples of Birefringement Fabrics

platy

Row 1: Porostriated around a channel, Porostriated around a plane (slickensides) and granostriated, Granostriated and monostriated.
Row 2: Parallel striated, Reticulate striated, Cross striated
Row 3: Concentric striated, Circular striated, Crescent striated
Row 4: Unistrial



This page (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouth/programs/examples.html) created by
Vera MacConnell, Research Technician, I on February 5, 1998.
Last Updated on February 5, 1998.