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Bort
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Azurmalachite
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Bort and Azurmalachite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

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-

Dispersion

-0.07
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Translucent

Refractive Index

-99991.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Biaxial/+

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.108-0.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Translucent

Bort and Azurmalachite Optic Character

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

Bort and Azurmalachite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Bort and Azurmalachite 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, Bort is while Bort is in appearance.