Quartz wedge
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Description
A quartz birefringent compensator plate used in microscopic analysis to provide a gradual change in retardation. Quartz wedges show several orders of retadation colors as illustrated by the Levy chart Michel Levy chart of retardation colors and birefringence.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Quarzkeil (Deut.); coin de quartz (Fr.);
Authority
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: http://www.charfac.umn.edu/glossary/Q.html