Abstract
Detailed knowledge of the optics of uniaxial crystals is required for their identification. One must be able to identify the vibration directions in a uniaxial grain and to relate the optical directions to the crystallo-graphic directions. The uniaxial indicatrix, a device that summarizes the values of the refractive indices and the orientation of the associated vibration directions for all directions in a uniaxial crystal, is described in this chapter.
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Stoiber, R.E., Morse, S.A. (1994). Uniaxial Crystal Optics. In: Crystal Identification with the Polarizing Microscope. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2387-1_7
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