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Scheelite and Almandine Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy, Vitreous  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
None  
Definite dichoric in yellow (yellow to orange-brown)  

Dispersion
0.03  
99+
0.04  
36

Transparency
-  
Translucent, Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.770-1.820  
1.918-1.936  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
cubic  
tetragonal  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.016  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Translucent  

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