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Citrine and Clintonite Optical Properties


Clintonite and Citrine Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Natural: weak; yellow light yellow.   
X = colorless   

Dispersion
0.01   
27
Not Available   

Transparency
Transparent   
Not Available   

Refractive Index
1.544-1.553   
1.643-1.648   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.009   
0.012-0.015   

Clarity
Transparent   
Not Available   

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Citrine and Clintonite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Citrine and Clintonite 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.

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