Charoite and Chrome Diopside Optical Properties
Luster
Pearly, Fibrous, Chatoyant
Vitreous
Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas
Common trichroism: light green
Dispersion
Not Available
Not Available
Transparency
Translucent
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
Refractive Index
1.545-1.560
1.668-1.703
Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
Crystal System
Triclinic
monoclinic
Birefringence
0.009
0.024-0.030
Charoite and Chrome Diopside Optic Character
Charoite and Chrome Diopside optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Charoite and Chrome Diopside 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 Chrome Diopside 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 Chrome Diopside Transparency
Similar to their colors, Charoite and Chrome Diopside 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.