- axes. The two
classes of
minerals naturally become known as
uniaxal and
biaxal—or, in
later literature,
uniaxial and biaxial. In 1813,
Brewster observed...
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optics D-DIA
Mathematical descriptions of
opacity Or, in
older literature,
biaxal. Or, in
older literature, uniaxal.
Yariv & Yeh (1984, pp. 86–87) give an...
- "On the
Phenomena Presented by
Light in Its P****age
along the Axes of
Biaxal Crystals". The
Transactions of the
Royal Irish Academy. 17: 145–157. ISSN 0790-8113...
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Diaphaneity Transparent to
translucent Density 3.97 (measured)
Optical properties Biaxal (+)
Refractive index nα = 1.60, nβ = 1.65, nγ = 1.72 (approximated) Pleochroism...
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gravity 2.29 (measured), 2.35 (calculated) (approximated)
Optical properties Biaxal (-)
Refractive index nα=1.50, nβ=1.50, nγ=1.51 (approximated) References...
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Subadamantine Streak White Diaphaneity Transparent Density 4.97
Optical properties Biaxal (-)
Refractive index nα=1.89, nβ=1.91, nγ=1.91 (approximated) 2V
angle ca...
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spherules Specific gravity F****
Density 3.97 (measured)
Optical properties Biaxal (-)
Refractive index nα = 1.638, nβ = 1.666, nγ = 1.682 2V
angle 73° (calculated)...
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Transparent Density 3.73 (calculated) (approximated)
Optical properties Biaxal (+)
Refractive index nα=1.56, nβ=1.58, nγ=1.61 (approximated) Pleochroism...
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Density 2.78 (measured); 2.84 (calculated; approximated)
Optical properties Biaxal (-)
Refractive index nα=1.58, nβ=1.60, nγ=1.61 (approximated) Pleochroism...
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predominantly of fibergl****. The hull and the deck are made from vacuum-bagged
biaxal fibergl**** with a Core-Cell foam core. It has a
fractional sloop rig, a...
