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Aegirine
Aegirine

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Aegirine and Opal Optical Properties

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Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Resinous
Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

Emerald green
None

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

1.720-1.7781.37-1.52
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

monoclinic
Trigonal

Birefringence

0.037-0.061-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Aegirine and Opal Optic Character

Aegirine and Opal optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Aegirine and Opal 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 Opal 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 Opal Transparency

Similar to their colors, Aegirine and Opal 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.