Chrome Pyrope and Crocoite Optical Properties

Chrome Pyrope

Crocoite

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1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

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Adamantine

1.2 Pleochroism

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Distinctly trichroic

1.3 Dispersion

NANA

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

Gemmological Tables (2004)

Transparent

1.5 Refractive Index

1.720-1.7402.31-2.66

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

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1.7 Crystal System

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Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n

1.8 Birefringence

Not AvailableNot Available

0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Transparent

Chrome Pyrope and Crocoite Optic Character

Chrome Pyrope and Crocoite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Chrome Pyrope and Crocoite 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 Pyrope and Crocoite 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 Pyrope and Crocoite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Chrome Pyrope and Crocoite 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 Pyrope is Gemmological Tables (2004) while Chrome Pyrope is Gemmological Tables (2004) in appearance.