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Iceland spar,
formerly called Iceland crystal (
Icelandic:
silfurberg [ˈsɪlvʏrˌpɛrk], lit. 'silver-rock') and also
called optical calcite, is a transparent...
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variety called "
Iceland spar" is used for
optical purposes.
Acute scalenohedral crystals are
sometimes referred to as "dogtooth
spar"
while the rhombohedral...
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which is
known for its
Iceland spar, and Stuðlagil. "Inhabitants – Muni****lities and
urban nuclei". statice.is.
Statistics Iceland. 1
January 2024. Retrieved...
- that the "sunstone"
could have been one of the
minerals (cordierite or
Iceland spar) that
polarize light and by
which the
azimuth of the sun can be determined...
- doubling,
light and war. "Pynchon
makes much of a
variety of
calcite called Iceland spar,
valued for its
optical quality of
double refraction; in Pynchonland...
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described by
Danish scientist Rasmus Bartholin in 1669, who
observed it in
Iceland spar (calcite)
crystals which have one of the
strongest birefringences. In...
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needles found in sediments.
Other spars can be
found on the tips of
gypsum chandeliers.
Iceland spar Bunnell, Dave. "Pool
spar". The
virtual cave. Retrieved...
- India;
white sheaf-like
groups encrust the
calcite (
Iceland-
spar) of
Berufjord near
Djupivogr in
Iceland;
brown sheafs are
found near Paterson, New Jersey...
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technique for
producing polarized light by
cutting a
crystal of
Iceland spar, a
variety of calcite, into a
special prism which became known as the...
- of Edinburgh. The
Nicol prism consists of a
rhombohedral crystal of
Iceland spar (a
variety of calcite) that has been cut at an
angle of 68° with respect...
