Apophyllite under polarized light Finish:Single 24th February 1969

24th February 1969

[Remarkable phenomena at and through different prisms to correct Newton's and Goethe's theories of colours] by Johann Friedrich Christian Werneburg (Nuremberg

The accompanying text states that "This form or variety of crystallization of carbonate of lime is perhaps one of the most common

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Apophyllite under polarized light Finish:Single 24th February 1969Three figures showing a variety of the Faroe Islands mineral Apophyllite (named Tesselite by David Brewster) viewed under the microscope. Figure 1 Faroe Apophyllite viewed under polarized light at x50 magnification. Figure 2 Colours produced by Apophyllite 'when crossed by a plate of sulphate of lime, which gives one unified blue tint. Figure 3 Circular system of rings round the axis of 'Apophyllite Surcomposee.' Plate 21 from the paper 'Account of a