Dolomite NOVA Mineralogy
Optical Properties: PPL: Colorless, but may exhibit pale pastels Visible polysynthetic calcite twinning in coarse grains: XPL: Extremely high birefringence; colors may look pastel, washed out, or almost neon Polysynthetic calcite twinning in coarse grains; fine grains appear as a sort of swirl of color: : : Twinning: Lamellar: Special properties