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Chrome-Chalcedony
Chrome-Chalcedony

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Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy
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1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Strong dichroism: yellow-brown red to brown-violet (pinkish samples: nearly colorless pale orangy-pink)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Gems
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.5431.787-1.816
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
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1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.0090.029
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
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Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite Optic Character

Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite 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 Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite 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.

Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Chrome-Chalcedony and Painite 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, Chrome-Chalcedony is Translucent while Chrome-Chalcedony is Translucent in appearance.