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What are schlieren?

What are schlieren? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density.
  2. (geology) Irregular streaks of different composition in some igneous rocks.
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He passes through from east to west, the geological units Stad-slate, flysch and melange of Wildflysch and Schlieren Sandstone.
These same schlieren can be observed when hot air rises off the tarmac at airports or desert roads and is the cause of mirages.
A final method not currently within the standards is phase-shifting schlieren, using deflections from projected concentric rings to analyse power of lenses.
The oldest age pattern corresponds to schlieren and nebulitic migmatites and is obviously bimodal.
Schlieren exhibit layering similar to cross-bedding and preserve ripple marks along their base.
A Schlieren optical study of the human cough with and without wearing masks for aerosol infection control.

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