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Chrysotile and Emerald Optical Properties


Emerald and Chrysotile Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Silky  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
-  
Strong dichroism: yellow green Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
-  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.530-1.575  
1.565-1.602  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Monoclinic : clinochrysotile (most common)  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.001  
0.0040-0.0070  

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.

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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.

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