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Citrine and Apophyllite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Pearly
1.2 Pleochroism
Natural: weak; yellow light yellow.
Dichroic (colorless)
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
0.01
Rank: 27 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Transparent, Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.544-1.553
1.530-1.543
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Uniaxial/-
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
tetragonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.009
0.000-0.003
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Transparent

Citrine and Apophyllite Optic Character

Citrine and Apophyllite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Citrine and Apophyllite 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 Citrine and Apophyllite 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. Apophyllite has Uniaxial/- character.

Citrine and Apophyllite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Citrine and Apophyllite 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, Citrine is Transparent while Citrine is Transparent in appearance.