QUIZ:                             

Color and Pleochroism            

Describe the Pleochroism

Study the sample in the rollover above. Then choose the description below that most accurately describes the sample.

There are no pleochroic minerals in this sample 
There are two pleochroic minerals in this sample, one pleochroic from  pale yellow-green to dark olive green, and one pleochroic from dark olive green to pale yellow-green
There are two minerals in this sample, one pleochroic from  pale yellow-green to dark olive green, and one colorless and non-pleochroic
Pleochroism could not be determined in this sample because of the intense interference colors


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