interference colours
interference colours (polarization colours) In mineral optics, the colours produced when the analyser is inserted on a thin-section microscope. They are produced as a result of birefringence (double refraction) whereby one ray of light is retarded relative to the other. The different degrees of retardation give different interference colours. These colours are used in a number of ways as an aid to identification.
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