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Antimony trioxide
Antimony trioxide

Tsavorite Garnet
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Antimony trioxide and Tsavorite Garnet Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Adamantine

Pleochroism

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-

Dispersion

-0.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent

Refractive Index

2.0871.738-1.745
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

cubic (α)<570 °C
Isometric

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Antimony trioxide and Tsavorite Garnet Optic Character

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

Antimony trioxide and Tsavorite Garnet Transparency

Similar to their colors, Antimony trioxide and Tsavorite Garnet 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, Antimony trioxide is while Antimony trioxide is in appearance.