Fred Lindsey wrote:
Because I have to state why it is transparent, is the following explanation(ish) email that I sent to my tutor correct -
\"If I were to say that fluorite is transparent because, when in pure form, it has no grain boundaries and so light photons are able to pass through without being reflected, would I be correct?
The reason for its high transparency then would be as a result of the fact that it is a very pure substance whereas glass is a rather impure substance due to the other elements inside it such as barium and lathanium which are compounded with the silica to make it more tough, and the heating/cooling process more stable.\"
not really
also, if they just went straight through they would be charging $3000 for something that did nothing more than the air between the elements
Nov 08, 2009 at 04:17 PM
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