Pleochroism

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Description

A property of crystals in which different colors are obtained when the crystal is viewed along different axes. If color difference are seen on two axes, the crystal is called dichroic and for three axes, trichroic. Pleochroic colors can only be viewed with polarized light.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Pleochroismus (Deut.)

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