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Catapleiite and Diamond Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Adamantine

Pleochroism

-
None

Dispersion

0.010.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque

Refractive Index

1.590-1.6292.417-2.419
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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

Birefringence

0.039-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent

Catapleiite and Diamond Optic Character

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

Catapleiite and Diamond Transparency

Similar to their colors, Catapleiite and Diamond 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.