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Cacoxenite
Cacoxenite

Inderite
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Cacoxenite and Inderite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Silky
Vitreous, Pearly, Greasy

Pleochroism

visible: O = Pale yellow E = Canary yellow to yellow orange
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Dispersion

0.03-
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

1.575-1.5851.488-1.505
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
Biaxial/+

Crystal System

Hexagonal
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a

Birefringence

-99990.017
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Cacoxenite and Inderite Optic Character

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

Cacoxenite and Inderite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Cacoxenite and Inderite 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, Cacoxenite is while Cacoxenite is in appearance.