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Chrome Diopside and Amblygonite Optical Properties


Amblygonite and Chrome Diopside Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Common trichroism: light green   
weak to none   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.01   
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Transparency
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.668-1.703   
1.578-1.646   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.024-0.030   
0.020-0.030   

Clarity
Gems   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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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.

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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 Gems and Sixth Edition (2006) while Chrome Diopside is Gems and Sixth Edition (2006) in appearance.

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