Michel-Lévy pioneered the use of birefringence to identify minerals in thin section with a petrographic microscope. He is widely known for the Michel-Lévy interference colour chart, which defines the interference colors from different orders of birefringence. Ask your ZEISS account manager for a lab poster! You'll find more knowledge brochures and materials on our website www.zeiss.com/microscopy
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