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Beryl and Pearl Optical Properties


Pearl and Beryl Optical Properties


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Beryl and Pearl Optic Character

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

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Beryl and Pearl Transparency

Similar to their colors, Beryl and Pearl 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, Beryl is Transparent and Transparent to opaque while Beryl is Transparent and Transparent to opaque in appearance.

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