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has gloss | (noun) the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light extinction angle, angle of extinction |
has gloss | eng: Extinction is a term used in optical mineralogy and petrology, which describes when cross-polarized light dims, as viewed through a thin section of a mineral in a petrographic microscope. An isotropic mineral or an opaque (metallic) mineral shows no light (i.e. constant extinction). Anisotropic minerals will show one extinction for each 90 degrees of stage rotation. |
lexicalization | eng: angle of extinction |
lexicalization | eng: extinction angle |
subclass of | (noun) the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians angle |
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