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Rocks and minerals are at the bottom of the page. The interaction of plane-polarized light with a birefringent specimen results in image contrast reveal details that are poorly observed using traditional microscopy techniques.
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Mineralogy
Raw ceramic materials are minerals or mixtures of minerals. By taking the characteristics of these into account technicians can rationalize the application of glaze chemistry. |
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