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Chrome Diopside
Chrome Diopside

Amblygonite
Amblygonite



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Chrome Diopside and Amblygonite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

Common trichroism: light green
weak to none

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

1.668-1.7031.578-1.646
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
Biaxial/+

Crystal System

monoclinic
Triclinic

Birefringence

0.024-0.0300.020-0.030
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Chrome Diopside and Amblygonite Optic Character

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

Chrome Diopside and Amblygonite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Chrome Diopside and Amblygonite 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 Diopside is while Chrome Diopside is in appearance.