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Bornite and Phosgenite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

-
Adamantine

Pleochroism

Weak
Weakly pleochroic with O reddish and E greenish in thick sections.

Dispersion

-0.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

-99992.117-2.145
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
tetragonal

Birefringence

-99990.027
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Bornite and Phosgenite Optic Character

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

Bornite and Phosgenite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Bornite and Phosgenite 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, Bornite is while Bornite is in appearance.