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Chrysotile and Carletonite Optical Properties


Carletonite and Chrysotile Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Silky   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Weak   

Dispersion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Transparency
Not Available   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.530-1.575   
1.517-1.521   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Monoclinic : clinochrysotile (most common)   
tetragonal   

Birefringence
0.001   
0.004   

Clarity
Not Available   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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Chrysotile and Carletonite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Chrysotile and Carletonite 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, Chrysotile is Not Available while Chrysotile is Not Available in appearance.

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