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Charoite and Proustite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Fibrous, Chatoyant
Adamantine
1.2 Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas
Moderate; cochineal-red to blood-red
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) Rarely transparentMore from other references
1.5 Refractive Index
1.545-1.5602.792-3.087
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Triclinic
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.0090.295-0.296
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Charoite and Proustite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Charoite and Proustite 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.