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Definition of Iceland spar

Iceland spar
Iceland spar Ice"land spar` (Min.) A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf. Calcite.

Meaning of Iceland spar from wikipedia

- Iceland spar, formerly called Iceland crystal (Icelandic: silfurberg [ˈsɪlvʏrˌpɛrk], lit. 'silver-rock') and also called optical calcite, is a transparent...
- variety called "Iceland spar" is used for optical purposes. Acute scalenohedral crystals are sometimes referred to as "dogtooth spar" while the rhombohedral...
- that the "sunstone" could have been one of the minerals (cordierite or Iceland spar) that polarize light and by which the azimuth of the sun can be determined...
- mine, which is known for its Iceland spar, and Stuðlagil. Category:Po****ted places in Eastern Region (Iceland) East Iceland travel guide from Wikivoyage...
- doubling, light and war. "Pynchon makes much of a variety of calcite called Iceland spar, valued for its optical quality of double refraction; in Pynchonland...
- Daniel E . 17 February 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2010. "Helgustadir Iceland Spar Mine Archived 8 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine" mindat.org Horne, Francis...
- needles found in sediments. Other spars can be found on the tips of gypsum chandeliers. Iceland spar Bunnell, Dave. "Pool spar". The virtual cave. Retrieved...
- Helgustadir mine (Icelandic: Helgustaðanáma [ˈhɛlkʏˌstaːðaˌnauːma]) is a mine in the east of Iceland where Iceland spar (a form of transparent calcite)...
- described by Danish scientist Rasmus Bartholin in 1669, who observed it in Iceland spar (calcite) crystals which have one of the strongest birefringences. In...
- India; white sheaf-like groups encrust the calcite (Iceland-spar) of Berufjord near Djupivogr in Iceland; brown sheafs are found near Paterson, New Jersey...