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The polarizing microscope is a specialized magnification instrument. It is equipped with two polarizers which enable minerals to be examined under plane-polarized light, for their birefringence and refraction characteristics.
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Pichler, H., Schmitt-Riegraf, C. (1997). The polarizing microscope. In: Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1443-8_1
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