Optical Mineralogy Part 1 - Plane and Cross Polarized Light, Birefringence, Pleochroism

Optical Mineralogy Part 1 - Plane and Cross Polarized Light, Birefringence, Pleochroism

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light traveling through minerals

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Optical Mineralogy Part 1 - Plane and Cross Polarized Light, Birefringence, Pleochroism

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  1. 1 light traveling through minerals
  2. 2 refractive index R.I.
  3. 3 plane & cross polarized light
  4. 4 isotropic vs. anisotropic minerals
  5. 5 birefringence & interference colors
  6. 6 orders of interference colors
  7. 7 accessory plates
  8. 8 extinction
  9. 9 extinction angles
  10. 10 length fast vs. length slow minerals
  11. 11 pleochroism
  12. 12 mineral identification chart
  13. 13 upcoming videos!

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