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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
  3. 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.
  4. A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtainedin Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because ofits strong double refraction. Cf. Calcite.