Iceland spar
A specimen of Iceland spar from Rodefjord, Iceland. Transparent crystal composed of the mineral, calcite (calcium carbonate) which has unusual property of double refraction
Picture No
10710152
Media ID
47580146
Size
4371px x 4080px
(7.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Calcite Calcium Carbonate Greenland Iceland Mineral Spar Transparent
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