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Catapleiite
Catapleiite

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Catapleiite and Danburite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Greasy

Pleochroism

-
Weak: pale yellow yellow

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Refractive Index

1.590-1.6291.627-1.639
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
Biaxial/+

Crystal System

Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: B2/b (pseudo-HEX)
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.0390.006
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Catapleiite and Danburite Optic Character

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

Catapleiite and Danburite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Catapleiite and Danburite 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, Catapleiite is TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda while Catapleiite is TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda in appearance.