A stauroscope is an optical instrument used in geology and mineralogy to study the optical properties of minerals and rocks. It measures the extinction angles and enables the examination of the birefringence of minerals. By using polarized light, a stauroscope helps geologists and mineralogists to identify minerals based on their optical characteristics, such as color, pleochroism, and interference colors.
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