Optical Mineralogy by Melinda Darby Dyar, Mickey E. Gunter & Dennis Tasa

Optical Mineralogy

By

  • Genre Geology
  • Publisher Ingram
  • Released
  • Size 23.32 MB
  • Length 744 Pages

Description

In this chapter, we tie together the previous two chapters by interweaving them with optics, resulting in two related disciplines: optical crystallography and optical crystal chemistry.
Topics covered in Chapter 5 include: Macroscopic View of Polarized Light and Minerals Making a Thin Section Meet Your Microscope Wave Theory of LIght Optical Classes and Refractive Index Reflection vs. Refraction: Snell's Law Wavelength and Refractive Index Visual Representations of Refractive Index Birefringence and Retardation Interference Figures

More Melinda Darby Dyar, Mickey E. Gunter & Dennis Tasa Books