Chrysotile and Hureaulite Optical Properties

Chrysotile

Hureaulite

Add ⊕

1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

Silky

Vitreous, Greasy

1.2 Pleochroism

Not Available

Colorless yellow to pale rose reddish yellow to reddish brown.Anthony et al

1.3 Dispersion

NANA

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

Not Available

Transparent

1.5 Refractive Index

1.530-1.5751.647-1.667

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

Not Available

1.7 Crystal System

Monoclinic : clinochrysotile (most common)

Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

1.8 Birefringence

0.0010.012

0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

Not Available

Transparent

Chrysotile and Hureaulite Optic Character

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

Compare Green Gemstones

Chrysotile Vs Dioptase

Chrysotile Vs Datolite

Chrysotile Vs Demantoid

Chrysotile and Hureaulite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Chrysotile and Hureaulite 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.