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Full Version: ZEN 3.1 blue / ZEN 3.0 black Installation
(Windows 7 and Windows 10, 64bit systems)

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viewing thin sections in Zen Lite

Thin sections can be viewed in ZEN software, including the free
ZEN Lite 3.1.

Full Version: ZEN Blue (Lite) Installation
(Windows 7 and Windows 10, 64bit systems)

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If you are using a pre-owned licensed version of ZEN, you must use version 2.6 or higher to view the images properly. Users who currently have a licensed version of ZEN Blue 2.5 should only upgrade to ZEN Blue 2.6 using the main ZEISS software portal to view these thin sections. Only download and install ZEN Blue 3.1 using the above link if you have no previous versions of ZEN Blue 2.x.

Installation Guide

Igneous Thin Sections

andesite

This is an Andesite from Mt Misery, L Antilles

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andesite

This is an andesite fro Mt Hood, Oregon

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andesite

basalt with phenocrysts

Location Unknown

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basalt with phenocrysts

gabbro

This is a gabbro from Cuillin, Skye.

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gabbro

granite

This is a granite from Dartmoor.

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granite

granodiorite

This is a granodiorite from Strontian.

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granodiorite

olivine gabbro

This is a Olivine gabbro from Ardnamurchan.

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olivine gabbro

Shap granite

This is a Shap granite from Cumbria.

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Shap granite

Rhum, Unit 8 finger structure

This is a classic example of the small peridotite intrusions into gabbro on Rhum

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Rhum, Unit 8 finger structure

Metamorphic Thin Sections

Anglesey blueschist

This is a blueschist from Anglesey, Wales

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Anglesey blueschist

amphibolite

This is an amphibolite from Greenland

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amphibolite

This is an amphibolite, from South West Greenland.

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amphibolite

andalusite schist

This is a andalusite schist from Spain.

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andalusite schist

biotite schist

This is an biotite schist from Glen Esk, Buchan.

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biotite schist

This is a biotite schist from Loch Leven.

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biotite schist

chiastolite schist

This is a chiastolite schist from Portsoy.

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chiastolite schist

chloritoid schist

This is a chloritoid schist from Stonehaven.

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chloritoid schist

cordierite andalusite staurolite schist

This is a cordierite andalusite staurolite schist

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crd-and-st schist

cordierite biotite schist

This is a cordierite biotite schist.

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crd-bt schist

diatexite leucosome

This is a diatexite leucosome from Greenland

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diatexite leucosome

diatexite

This is a diatexite from Greenland

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diatexite

eclogite

This is a eclogite from Glenelg

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eclogite

This is a eclogite, from Northwest Norway

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eclogite

epidote amphibolite

This is a epidote amphibolite from Ben Vuirich.

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epidote amphibolite

forst-diopside marble

This is a forst-diopside marble from Glenelg

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forst-diopside marble

glaucophane schist

This is a glaucophane schist from Ile de Groix

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glaucophane schist

This is a glaucophane schist from Corsica

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glaucophane schist

This is a glaucophane schist from Ile de Groix

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glaucophane schist

greenschist, metabasalt

This is a greenschist, metabasalt from Ontario

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greenschist, metabasalt

garnet amphibolite

This is a garnet amphibolite from Greenland.

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grt amphibolite

garnet amphibolite

This is a garnet amphibolite from Ben Vuirich.

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grt amphibolite

garnet blueschist

This is a garnet blueschist

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grt blueschist

garnet blueschist

This is a garnet blueschist

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grt blueschist

garnet mica schist

This is a garnet mica schist from Mull.

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grt mica schist

garnet semi-pelite

This is a garnet semi-pelite from Skye

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grt semi-pelite

garnet biotite schist

This is a garnet biotite schist from Glen Clova

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grt-bt schist

garnet biotite muscovite schist

This is a garnet biotite muscovite schist

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grt-bt-musc schist

garnet biotite staurolite gneiss

This is a garnet biotite staurolite gneiss from New Hampshire

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grt-bt-st gneiss

garnet chlorite schist

This is a garnet chlorite schist, Location Unknown

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grt-chlr schist

garnet chloritoid blueschist

This is a garnet chloritoid blueschist from Ile de Groix

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grt-ctd blueschist

garnet chloritoid schist

This is a garnet chloritoid schist from Stonehaven

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grt-ctd schist

garnet-kyanite gneiss

This is a garnet-kyanite gneiss from Greenland

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grt-ky gneiss

garnet-kyanite schist

This is a garnet-kyanite schist from Glen Clova

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grt-ky schist

garnet-kyanite, high strain gneiss

This is a garnet-kyanite, high strain gneiss from Glenelg

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grt-ky, high strain Gneiss

garnet-pyroxene gneiss

This is a garnet-pyroxene gneiss, near Dornie, Scotland

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grt-px gneiss

garnet-pyroxene gneiss

This is a garnet-pyroxene gneiss from Scouriemore

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grt-px gneiss

garnet-pyroxene gneiss

This is a garnet-pyroxene gneiss from Achmelvich.

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grt-px gneiss

garnet-pyroxene granulite

This is a garnet-pyroxene granulite from Achmelvich

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grt-px granulite

garnet-pyroxene hornblende gneiss

This is a garnet-pyroxene hornblende gneiss, Location unknown.

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grt-px-hbl gneiss

garnet-pyroxene hornblende granulite

This is a garnet-pyroxene hornblende granulite from Greenland

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grt-px-hbl granulite

garnet-sillimanite gneiss

This is a garnet-sillimanite gneiss from Mull

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grt-sill gneiss

garnet-sillimanite gneiss

This is a garnet-sillimanite gneiss.

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grt-sill gneiss

garnet-sillimanite-biotite gneiss

This is a garnet-sillimanite-biotite gneiss from Greenland

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grt-sill-bt gneiss

garnet-sillimanite migmatite

This is a garnet-sillimanite migmatite, Location unknown

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grt-sill migmatite

garnet-staurolite schist

This is a garnet-staurolite schist, Location unknown

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grt-st schist

garnet-staurolite-biotite schist

This is a garnet-staurolite-biotite schist from Glen Clova

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grt-st-bt schist

hornblende gneiss

This is a hornblende gneiss, Location unknown

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hbl gneiss

kyanite schist

This is a kyanite schist from Schihallion

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kyanite schist

This is a kyanite schist from Mull.

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kyanite schist

mafic gneiss

This is a mafic gneiss, from Skerricha Loop, Lewisian.

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mafic gneiss

marble

This is a marble from Carrara, Italy

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marble

melanosome

This is a melanosome from Greenland

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melanosome

metabasite

This is a metabasite from Devon

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metabasite

metaquartzite

This is a metaquartzite from Bamble, Norway

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metaquarzite

schist

This is a schist from Ballachulish

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schist

sillimanite schist

This is a sillimanite schist from Port Navalo

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sill schist

ultrahigh temperature granulite

This is a ultrahigh temperature granulite from Eastern Ghats

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UHT Granulite

ultramafic gneiss

This is a ultramafic gneiss, Scourie 1

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ultramafic gneiss 1

ultramafic gneiss

This is a ultramafic gneiss, Scourie 2.

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ultramafic gneiss 2

Sedimentary Thin Sections

berea sandstone

Location unknown

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berea sandstone

carboniferous bio-sparite 1

Poorly-washed bio-sparite, carboniferous, unit

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carboniferous bio-sparite 1

carboniferous bio-sparite 2

Poorly-washed bio-sparite, carboniferous, unit

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carboniferous bio-sparite 2

carboniferous micaceous Sandstone, Pennant Sandstone

Micaceous sandstone, carboniferous, Pennant Sandstone from Gloucestershire

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carboniferous micaceous sst, Pennant Sandstone

coral

Location unknown

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coral

Cretaceous bio-sparite, Purbeck Limestone

Intra-bio-sparite, Cretaceous from Purbeck Limestone

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Cretaceous bio-sparite,
Purbeck Limestone

Devonian lithic arenite, old red sandstone

Lithic arenite, Devonian, Old Red Sandstone from Mitcheldean

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Devonian lithic arenite

estaillades carbonate

Location Unknown

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estaillades carbonate

Jurassic bio-micrite, Southerndown Beds

Intra-oo-bio-micrite, Jurassic from Southerndown Beds, Glamorgan

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Jurassic bio-micrite, Southerndown Beds

Jurassic cherty limestone

cherty limestone, Jurassic, Portland Limestone

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Jurassic cherty limestone, Portland

Mancos Shale

Location unknown

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Mancos Shale

Permian arenitic Sandstone, Leman Sand Fm

Arenitic sandstone with kaolinite cement, Permian, Leman Sand Formation, UK SNS Minerva Field

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Permian arenitic Sandstone 1, Leman Sand Fm

Permian arenitic sst 2, Leman Sand Fm

Arenitic sandstone with illite cement, Permian, Leman Sand Formation, UK SNS Minerva Field

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Permian arenitic Sandstone 2, Leman Sand Fm

Permian arenitic Sandstone, Penrith

Arenitic sandstone with poikilotopic calcite cement, Permian, Penrith Sandstone

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Permian arenitic Sandstone, Penrith

Permian lithic arenite, New Red Sandstone

Lithic arenite, Permian, New Red Sandstone, location unknown.

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Permian lithic arenite, New Red Sandstone

Permian quartz arenite, New Red Sandstone

Quartz arenite with haematite and syntaxial quartz cement, Permian, New Red Sandstone, Torquay

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Permian quartz arenite, New Red Sandstone

Precambrian conglomerate, Torridonian

Conglomeratic lithic arkose, PreCambrian, Torridonian Sandstone, Assynt

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Precambrian conglomerate, Torridonian

Precambrian Torridonian Sandstone

This is a Precambrian Torridonian Sandstone

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Precambrian Torridonian Sandstone

Precambrian lithic arkose, Torridonian

Lithic arkose, Precambrian, Torridonian Sandstone, Northwest Scotland

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Precambrian lithic arkose, Torridonian

Sandstone, Precambrian, Stoer Group

This is from the Stoer Group, Stoer Peninsula, North West Highlands, Scotland

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Sandstone, Precambrian, Stoer Group

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