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Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine Optical Properties


Kyanite Cyprine and Amblygonite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
weak to none   
Blue stones strong trichroism: colorless/pale blue (greenish or violet)-blue dark blueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Dispersion
0.01   
26
0.02   
18

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.578-1.646   
1.710-1.735   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Triclinic   
Not Available   

Birefringence
0.020-0.030   
0.012-0.033   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

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Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine Optic Character

Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine 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 Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine 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. Amblygonite has Biaxial/+ character.Kyanite Cyprine has Biaxial/+ character.

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Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine Transparency

Similar to their colors, Amblygonite and Kyanite Cyprine 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, Amblygonite is Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references while Amblygonite is Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references in appearance.

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