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2 May 2010
Is it possible to artificially produce Icelandic Spar? If so, how?
Or in other words, is it possible to artificially produce Calcite, the form where Iceland Spar is originally from? Is it possible to create it through chemical bonding (CaCO3)?
Yes.
http://www.macrooptica.com/Materials/CaCO3.htm
Iceland Spar Calcite and Double Refraction
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