Beach at Makauwahi Cave, Kauai, Hawaii
This is calcite showing the oblique dispersion staining
colors for the epsilon refractive index in 1.68 Melt Mount.
The bright white on the right and black on the left indicate an epsilon refractive
index far below 1.680
Transmitted Oblique Dispersion Staining, North/South Single Polarizing Filter
Definition/Function:
Significance in the Environment:
Characteristic Features:
Associated Particles:
References:
Blay, Chuck and Robert Siemers, KAUAI'S GEOLOGIC HISTORY, A SIMPLIFIED GUIDE, TEOK
Investigations, 2004 (ISBN 0-9744723-0-1)