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Charoite and Seraphinite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Fibrous, Chatoyant
Pearly, Greasy
1.2 Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.545-1.560
1.571-1.597
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Biaxial/+
1.7 Crystal System
Triclinic
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
0.009
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Transparent

Charoite and Seraphinite Optic Character

Charoite and Seraphinite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Charoite and Seraphinite 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 Seraphinite 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. Seraphinite has Biaxial/+ character.

Charoite and Seraphinite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Charoite and Seraphinite 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.