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Chrysotile
Chrysotile

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Chrysotile and Emerald Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Silky
Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Strong dichroism: yellow green Lazzarelli

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

1.530-1.5751.565-1.602
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

Monoclinic : clinochrysotile (most common)
Hexagonal

Birefringence

0.0010.0040-0.0070
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
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Chrysotile and Emerald Optic Character

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

Chrysotile and Emerald Transparency

Similar to their colors, Chrysotile and Emerald 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 while Chrysotile is in appearance.