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Celestine and Tigers Eye Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
Weakly trichroiC
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Gems
Opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.619-1.635
1.534-1.540
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.004-0.012
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Gems
Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

Celestine and Tigers Eye Optic Character

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

Celestine and Tigers Eye Transparency

Similar to their colors, Celestine and Tigers Eye 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.