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ICELAND SPAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Iceland spar mean?
• ICELAND SPAR (noun)
The noun ICELAND SPAR has 1 sense:
1. a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
Familiarity information: ICELAND SPAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Iceland spar" is a kind of...):
calcite (a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone)
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