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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=quartz 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Michel | + | A [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=quartz 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Michel%20Levy%20chart Michel Levy chart] of retardation colors and birefringence. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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| − | * | + | * Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, ''The Particle Atlas'', W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972 |
| − | * | + | * Website address 1 Comment: http://www.charfac.umn.edu/glossary/Q.html |
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Revision as of 07:55, 24 July 2013
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 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, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- Website address 1 Comment: http://www.charfac.umn.edu/glossary/Q.html