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Charoite and Blue spinel Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Fibrous, Chatoyant
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1.2 Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas
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1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.545-1.560
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1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
Triclinic
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1.8 Birefringence
0.009
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1.9 Clarity
Translucent
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Charoite and Blue spinel Optic Character

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

Charoite and Blue spinel Transparency

Similar to their colors, Charoite and Blue spinel 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, Charoite is Translucent while Charoite is Translucent in appearance.