dichroscope
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Origin of dichroscope
C19: from Greek dikhroos two-coloured + -scope
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The dichroscope also serves to detect the false character of doublets and paste imitations, as neither shows dichroism.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
The emerald is dichroic, giving in the dichroscope a bluish-green and a yellowish-green image.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
It polarises light, and when viewed with the dichroscope shows a remarkable variety of twin colours.
From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by John Mastin
In the dichroscope the ruby shows two images, one square of a violet red, the second square being a truer and a paler red.
From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by John Mastin
A dichroscope may be had for from seven to ten dollars, according to the make, and everyone who deals in colored stones should own and use one.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
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