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Celestine and Apophyllite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
Vitreous, Pearly
1.2 Pleochroism
Weakly trichroiC
Dichroic (colorless)
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Gems
Transparent, Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.619-1.635
1.530-1.543
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Uniaxial/-
1.7 Crystal System
Orthorhombic
tetragonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.004-0.012
0.000-0.003
1.9 Clarity
Gems
Transparent

Celestine and Apophyllite Optic Character

Celestine and Apophyllite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Celestine and Apophyllite 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 Celestine and Apophyllite 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. Apophyllite has Uniaxial/- character.

Celestine and Apophyllite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Celestine and Apophyllite 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, Celestine is Gems while Celestine is Gems in appearance.