Chrome-Chalcedony and Tigers Eye Optical Properties

Chrome-Chalcedony

Tigers Eye

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1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

Waxy

Silky

1.2 Pleochroism

Not Available

1.3 Dispersion

NANone

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

Translucent

Opaque

1.5 Refractive Index

1.530-1.5431.534-1.540

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

Not Available

1.7 Crystal System

Not Available

Trigonal

1.8 Birefringence

0.003-0.009Not Available

0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

Translucent

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Chrome-Chalcedony and Tigers Eye Optic Character

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

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Chrome-Chalcedony and Tigers Eye Transparency

Similar to their colors, Chrome-Chalcedony and Tigers Eye 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.