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Aegirine
Aegirine

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Aegirine and Amazonite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Resinous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Emerald green
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Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Translucent, Translucent to opaque

Refractive Index

1.720-1.7781.522-1.530
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

monoclinic
Triclinic

Birefringence

0.037-0.0610.008-0.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Translucent

Aegirine and Amazonite Optic Character

Aegirine and Amazonite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Aegirine and Amazonite Physical Properties like crystallographic symmetry, pleochroism,etc. in the crystal. Some of the optical properties are refractive index, luster, optic character, pleochroism etc. Prominent among these is Aegirine and Amazonite optic character. You might have noticed your gemologist rotating the gemstone while testing it. Rotating a gemstone along its optic axis helps in determining its optic character.

Aegirine and Amazonite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Aegirine and Amazonite transparency can also be used as criteria for their primary identification. Although transparency cannot be the only criteria for gemstone identification, it can efficiently used in gemstone grading. Talking about their transparency, Aegirine is while Aegirine is in appearance.