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Biaxial interference figures are similar to uniaxial figures but show more variety in the shape and movement of isogyres. Biaxial figures often contain only a single isogyre, which is not always parallel to a crosshair. One new term must be introduced: a melatope is the point of emergence of an optic axis. It is always a point on an isogyre.
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Stoiber, R.E., Morse, S.A. (1994). Biaxial Interference Figures. In: Crystal Identification with the Polarizing Microscope. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2387-1_11
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