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extinction direction
In polarized-light microscopy, the angular position of extinction with respect to a crystallographic axis, a crystal face, a cleavage plane, or a twin plane. Compare: extinction
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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