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... carbonate in the shells of mollusks , crustaceans , certain echinoderms , corals , and protozoans . Interference . Fractionation of white light into its com- ponents occurs in organisms ( chiefly animals ) through interference : the ...
... carbonate in the shells of mollusks , crustaceans , certain echinoderms , corals , and protozoans . Interference . Fractionation of white light into its com- ponents occurs in organisms ( chiefly animals ) through interference : the ...
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... carbonate , the min- eral calcite , or a sheet of polarizing film ) that block out all waves except those vibrating in a particular direction . Polarized white light can interact with various doubly re- fracting materials ( ones in ...
... carbonate , the min- eral calcite , or a sheet of polarizing film ) that block out all waves except those vibrating in a particular direction . Polarized white light can interact with various doubly re- fracting materials ( ones in ...
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... carbonate . There also occurs a less common form of calcium carbonate , the mineral arago- nite . The second most common cave mineral is gypsum , calcium sulfate dihydrate . Other carbonate , sulfate , and oxide minerals are ...
... carbonate . There also occurs a less common form of calcium carbonate , the mineral arago- nite . The second most common cave mineral is gypsum , calcium sulfate dihydrate . Other carbonate , sulfate , and oxide minerals are ...
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CHINESE LITERATURE | 231 |
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