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... layers of opaque ( white ) and transparent ( black ) ice seen in reflected light . ( B ) The individual crystals seen in polarized light . The opaque layers are composed of small crystals and the transparent layers of much larger ...
... layers of opaque ( white ) and transparent ( black ) ice seen in reflected light . ( B ) The individual crystals seen in polarized light . The opaque layers are composed of small crystals and the transparent layers of much larger ...
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... layers , and a rising volume of air encountering them often cannot penetrate them . As a result , the stable layer ... layers of the atmosphere . As a consequence of these processes , moist , tropical air masses develop suitable ...
... layers , and a rising volume of air encountering them often cannot penetrate them . As a result , the stable layer ... layers of the atmosphere . As a consequence of these processes , moist , tropical air masses develop suitable ...
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... layers and interlaminar spaces giving rise to the colours . Such colours also are changeable with the angle of vision of the viewer . Purely prismatic refraction of light ( sometimes confused with interference iridescence ) is probably ...
... layers and interlaminar spaces giving rise to the colours . Such colours also are changeable with the angle of vision of the viewer . Purely prismatic refraction of light ( sometimes confused with interference iridescence ) is probably ...
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