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Biotite and Petrified Wood Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
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1.2 Pleochroism
Strong
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1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.565-1.625
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1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
monoclinic
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.03-0.07
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1.9 Clarity
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Biotite and Petrified Wood Optic Character

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

Biotite and Petrified Wood Transparency

Similar to their colors, Biotite and Petrified Wood 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, Biotite is Not Available while Biotite is Not Available in appearance.