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Charoite
Charoite

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Charoite and Rosasite Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Fibrous, Chatoyant
Silky, Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas
Strong: X = pale emerald green or colourless; Y = dark emerald green or pale blue; Z = dark emerald green or pale blue
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.545-1.5601.672-1.688
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Triclinic
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.0090.139-0.143
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Not Available

Charoite and Rosasite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Charoite and Rosasite 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.