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Practice Quiz 7
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For a given mineral, which grain would you choose when looking for a biaxial flash figure?
Grain with low retardation
Grain with high retardation
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In the picture below, which mineral would be the best choice to use to obtain a biaxial flash figure?
Assume that all minerals are in their maximum illumination position.
A
B
C
D
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In the example below, which position is gamma?
Position 1
Position 2
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In the example below, which position is alpha?
Position 1
Position 2
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Why is the flash figure useful?
Check all that apply.
To determine optic sign
To locate alpha and gamma
To identify the beta-beta section
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