The tourmaline crystal:

  • A
    absorbs ordinary light and transmits extraordinary light.
  • B
    absorbs extraordinary light and transmits ordinary light.
  • C
    absorbs both ordinary and extraordinary light.
  • D
    transmits both ordinary and extraordinary light.

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