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Apophyllite and Titanite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
Subadamantine, Resinous
1.2 Pleochroism
Dichroic (colorless)
Strong: X = nearly colorless; Y = yellow to green; Z = red to yellow-orange
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.543
1.885-1.990
1.6 Optic Character
Uniaxial/-
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
tetragonal
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.000-0.003
0.105-0.135
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Not Available

Apophyllite and Titanite Optic Character

Apophyllite and Titanite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Apophyllite and Titanite 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 Apophyllite and Titanite 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. Apophyllite has Uniaxial/- character.

Apophyllite and Titanite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Apophyllite and Titanite 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, Apophyllite is Translucent and Transparent while Apophyllite is Translucent and Transparent in appearance.