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    Glossary: Becke Line Test
    Synonyms: becke line method, becke line 
     
    The Becke Line test is a technique used to measure the relative refractive
    index of two materials. The Becke line is a bright line observed close to the
    boundary between two grains in plane polarised light. If the microscope focus
    is raised, increasing the distance between the objective lens and the sample,
    the Becke line will move into the material with the higher refractive index.
     
    The Becke Line test can be used to quantitatively measure the refractive
    index of a mineral grain immersed in a liquids of known refractive index. In
    thin section it can be used to compare the refractive index of two adjacent
    minerals.
     
    The Becke line is best observed using a high magnification objective lens.

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    refractive index, plane polarised light

        

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