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THE PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE GLASS TECHNOLOGIST 1
Author(s) -
Insley By Herbert
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1928.tb16459.x
Subject(s) - petrography , materials science , microscope , optical microscope , mineralogy , impurity , composite material , scanning electron microscope , microscopy , optics , geology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
The value of the petrographic microscope to the glass technologist in identifying crystalline defects in glass and impurities in raw materials is pointed out. The behavior of light in passing through crystalline materials and methods of manipulation of the petrographic microscope in the identification of crystalline compounds in glass and glassmaking materials are described briefly.