pleochroic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pleochroic
Example Sentences
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The andalusite may be pink and is then often pleochroic in thin sections, or it may be white with the cross-shaped dark enclosures of the matrix which are characteristic of chiastolite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
Hypersthene, when present, is often strikingly pleochroic in colours varying from pink to bright green.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Withamite is a carmine-red to straw-yellow, strongly pleochroic variety from Glencoe in Scotland.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
Under the microscope some of the biotite has a green coloration from decomposition and is surrounded by strong pleochroic halos.
From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon
A special feature, recurring in many members of the group, is the presence of strongly pleochroic, reddish or green hypersthene.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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