• Erindi flutt á málþingi um Silfurberg o.fl., Breiðdalssetri, 29. ágúst 2015 (pdf)
  A review of the role of Iceland spar in science (pdf)
  
  
• Silfurberg: skýrsla um áhrif þess í raunvísindum
  - Önnur útgáfa fjölritaðrar skýrslu RH-19-2007, "Silfurberg og þáttur þess í þróun raunvísinda og ýmissar tækni, einkum á 19. öld: minnisblöð og heimildaskrá", nóv. 2007, 384 bls.
  
  
• Albert Einstein og silfurberg
  - Stutt samantekt um tengsl milli kennilegra rannsókna A. Einsteins á ýmsum sviðum eðlisfræði, og tilrauna þar sem silfurberg kom við sögu. (A brief compilation on connections between theoretical research by A. Einstein on several subjects in Physics, and experimental research making use of Iceland spar). (In Icelandic - pdf document)
  - An English translation is here
   
• Stjörnufræði og silfurberg
  - Stutt samantekt um ýmsa notkun silfurbergskristalla við rannsóknir á ljósi frá himinhnöttum, einkum á árunum frá 1860 og fram undir 1930.
  
  
• Iceland spar and astronomy
  - A talk on the various uses of Iceland spar in observational astronomy, given at a Science Faculty symposium in March 2008. (ppt document)
   
• Silfurberg - áhrifamikil afurð frá Íslandi
  Erindi flutt 20. okt. 2007 í syrpu vísindanefndar raunvísindadeildar Háskóla Íslands, "Undur veraldar".
   - A presentation outlining briefly the history of the Iceland spar quarry at Helgustaðir, E-Iceland, and the various applications of its product in science and technology until around 1930. (ppt document, in Icelandic) 
   - An English translation is here.
   
• Applications of calcite crystals, especially Iceland spar, in the study of X-radiation. (pdf document)
  - Hér má nálgast ítarlegri umfjöllun á íslensku.
  
  
• Iceland spar and its early applications in microscopes and other optical equipment
  - Plenum lecture given at the Scandem 2009 conference on microscopy, Reykjavík, June 2009. (ppt document)
  
  
• Iceland spar and its influence on science and technology
  - Report JH-2015-02 (Sept. 2015, 472 pp.) with an annotated list of references. (pdf document)
  
  
• A paper by L. Kristjánsson from 2003, describing the history of the Iceland spar quarry at Helgustaðir (pdf document)
  
  
• Grein í Náttúrufræðingnum 2007 um notkun silfurbergsprisma, einkum í líf- og læknavísindum
  - A paper on applications of Iceland spar prisms in biochemical, biological and medical sciences, ca. 1810-1930 (pdf document, in Icelandic with English summary)
  
  
• A paper on Iceland spar and its legacy in science, published in the open-access journal History of Geo- and Space Sciences, 2012 (pdf document)
  
  
• Stutt samantekt um notkun silfurbergs í tækjum til rannsókna í kliniskri lífefnafræði, einkum varðandi sykursýki (pdf-document)
  - A brief review of the use of Iceland spar prisms in instruments for clinical biochemistry, especially in connection with diabetes. An English translation is here.
  
  
• An account of the role of polarimeters in sugar production and related industries, ca. 1840-1930 (pdf document)
  
  
• A short account on the use of Iceland spar in research on colors and vision (pdf document)
  
  
• A review of various applications of Iceland spar in photometry (pdf document)
  
  
• Some connections between Iceland spar, Nobel prizes, and Nobel laureates (pdf document)
  
  
• A list of various published statements regarding the availability of optical-quality Iceland spar (pdf document)
  
  
• The use of Iceland spar prisms in research on photoelasticity and on flow birefringence (pdf document)
  
  
• Grein úr Jökli 2000 um smásjárrannsóknir á bergi (pdf document)
  
  
• Some topics in polarized-light microscopy, 1890-1930 (pdf document)
  
  
• Applications of Iceland spar in studies of alkaloids and glycosides (pdf document)
  
  
• Iceland spar in research on chemical reaction kinetics (pdf document)
  
  
• Iceland spar and 19th century discoveries regarding anisotropy (pdf document)
  
  
• Iceland spar in the development of magneto- and electro-optics (pdf document)
  
  
• Incomplete notes on the distribution of Iceland spar crystals abroad (pdf document)
  
  
• Notes on early developments in polarized-light microscopy, 1830-70 (pdf document)
  
  
• Progress in polarized-light microscopy in 1870-90 (pdf document)
  
  
• Progress in mineralogical microscopy in 1890 to 1930 (pdf document)
  
  
• Nokkrir þættir úr sögu bergfræðismásjáa: erindi á Vor-ráðstefnu Jarðfræðafélags Íslands 2015 (pdf)
  A 2015 conference talk on the history of microscopical petrography (pdf)
  
  
• Íslenskt silfurberg: lykill að skilningi á eðli ljóss og víxlverkana þess við efni. Erindi á Hugvísindaþingi í Háskóla Íslands, mars 2015 (pdf)
  
  
• Iceland spar as a key to the nature of light and its interaction with matter (Conference lecture, pdf)
  
  
• Notes on polarimetry in research on amino acids and proteins (pdf document)
  
  
• Notes on early developments in ellipsometry (pdf document)
  
  
• Heimildir um notkun silfurbergsprisma við mælingar á háum hita (pdf)
  
  
• Nokkrar heimildir um notkun silfurbergs í efnagreiningum (pdf)
  
  
• Iceland spar, molecular vibrations, and the Raman effect (pdf)
  
  
• Some 20th century practical applications of certain magneto- and elecrto-optical effects (pdf)
  
  
• Notes on the early history of liquid crystals (pdf)
  
  
• Iceland spar prisms in research on scattered light (pdf)
  
  
• Some teaching aids for the subject of double refraction and polarized light, 1820-1920 (pdf)
  
  
• Stutt samantekt um skautunarprismu úr silfurbergi (pdf)
  
  
• Iceland spar in research on ultraviolet and infrared radiation, 1870-1930 (pdf)
  
  
• Notes on the use of polarimeters in research on fermentation (pdf)
  
  
• Drawings of some instruments and experimental setups using Iceland spar prisms (pdf)
  
  
• On research by Emil Fischer and others on sugars and related compounds, from 1890 (pdf)