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Calcite in High Relief

This is a calcite crystal in a mounting medium of 1.48 refractive refractive index index medium with the linear polarizing filter aligned with the omega direction. Omega has a refractive index of 1.66, for a difference of 0.18.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination with a Linear Polarizing Filter Aligned with the Omega Refractive Index

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