消光(英语:extinction)是光性矿物学、岩石学和宝石学的常用术语,指岩石、矿物薄片或宝石在偏光镜下观察时,当上下偏光镜交叉时变暗。各向同性矿物、金属矿物和非晶质材料(如玻璃)在交叉偏光下是不透光的(即恒定消光)。各向异性矿物每转90度就会显示一次消光。消光角是矿物的解理方向与消光之间的角度。[1]可透过一块矿物的消光规律来找出孪晶,从而判断其种类,甚至化学成分。
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