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Agate and Antimony trioxide Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Not Available
1.2 Pleochroism
Absent
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.543
2.087
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
cubic (α)<570 °C
1.8 Birefringence
0.004
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Not Available

Agate and Antimony trioxide Optic Character

Agate and Antimony trioxide optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Agate and Antimony trioxide 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 Agate and Antimony trioxide 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.

Agate and Antimony trioxide Transparency

Similar to their colors, Agate and Antimony trioxide 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, Agate is Translucent while Agate is Translucent in appearance.