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How interfacial angles are determined using contact goinometer​

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Interfacial angles can be measured using a contact goniometer or more precisely using a reflection goniometer. See Klein & Hurlbut's figure 2.40. The interfacial angle between two faces of a mineral crystal is identical for all crystals of the same mineral that exhibit the corresponding two faces.
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