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Blue spinel
Blue spinel

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Blue spinel and Herderite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

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-

Dispersion

-0.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent

Refractive Index

-99991.587-1.642
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Biaxial/+

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.028-0.032
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Transparent

Blue spinel and Herderite Optic Character

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

Blue spinel and Herderite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Blue spinel and Herderite 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, Blue spinel is while Blue spinel is in appearance.