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The influence of the immersion medium on the rotation properties of anisotropic minerals in reflected light

Eugene Nathan Cameron
The influence of the immersion medium on the rotation properties of anisotropic minerals in reflected light
Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists (January 1951) 46 (1): 68-75

Abstract

The rotation of the plane of polarization of incident light produced by reflection from a polished surface, cleavage, or crystal face of an anisotropic mineral changes as the immersion medium (oil, water, air) is varied. For a given mineral the changes produced are functions of the optical constants of the mineral and are therefore specific properties. This paper discusses the principles underlying changes in angles of rotation and related rotation properties with variation in the immersion medium and the possible applications of the changes to the study of minerals in reflected light. Preliminary observations suggest that the changes can be used as an aid in identifying ore minerals.


ISSN: 0361-0128
EISSN: 1554-0774
Coden: ECGLAL
Serial Title: Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists
Serial Volume: 46
Serial Issue: 1
Title: The influence of the immersion medium on the rotation properties of anisotropic minerals in reflected light
Pages: 68-75
Published: 195101
Text Language: English
Publisher: Economic Geology Publishing Company, Lancaster, PA, United States
Accession Number: 1959-045377
Categories: Mineralogy
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: tables
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Abstract, Copyright, Society of Economic Geologists. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1959
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