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Amber and dendritic agate Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Resinous
Not Available
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
1.5 Refractive Index
1.539-1.545Not Available
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Amorphous
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
Not AvailableNot Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
TranslucentWalter Schumann

Amber and dendritic agate Optic Character

Amber and dendritic agate optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Amber and dendritic agate 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 Amber and dendritic agate 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.

Amber and dendritic agate Transparency

Similar to their colors, Amber and dendritic agate 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, Amber is Translucent and Transparent while Amber is Translucent and Transparent in appearance.