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Mexican fire opal
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Boracite and Mexican fire opal Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine
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1.2 Pleochroism
None
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1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.658-1.673
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1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
Orthorhombic
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1.8 Birefringence
0.010-0.011
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1.9 Clarity
Transparent
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Boracite and Mexican fire opal Optic Character

Boracite and Mexican fire opal optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Boracite and Mexican fire opal 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 Boracite and Mexican fire opal 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.

Boracite and Mexican fire opal Transparency

Similar to their colors, Boracite and Mexican fire opal 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, Boracite is Transparent while Boracite is Transparent in appearance.