An anisotropic grain between crossed polars is in an extinction position when it is dark because its vibration directions are parallel to the polariser and the analyser. The extinction angle of a grain is the angle between a direction visible in it (a cleavage trace, an elongation, a twin plane) and the nearest extinction position, read on the graduated stage.
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什么是 Extinction position, extinction angle?
又称: extinction position · extinction angle