pleochroism
thumb|Pleochroism of cordierite shown by rotating a polarizing filter on the lens of the camera thumb|Pleochroism of tourmaline shown by rotating a polarizing filter on the lens of the camera
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Background
- In mineralogy and gemology
- List of pleochroic minerals
- Purple and violet
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
- Brown and orange
- Red and pink
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Pleochroism of cordierite shown by rotating a polarizing filter on the lens of the camera thumb|Pleochroism of tourmaline shown by rotating a polarizing filter on the lens of the camera
Pleochroism is an optical phenomenon in which a substance has different colors when positioned at different angles with respect to linearly polarized light.