conoscopic
conoscopic Applied to the converging light in a transmitted-light microscope, when the addition of a condenser below the microscope stage through which plane-polarized light is passed converges the light on to the stage to produce interference figures and optical effects characteristic of individual minerals. Compare ORTHOSCOPIC.
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