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Citrine and Wood Opal Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
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1.2 Pleochroism
Natural: weak; yellow light yellow.
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1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
0.01
Rank: 27 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.544-1.553
1.37-1.52
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
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1.8 Birefringence
0.009
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1.9 Clarity
Transparent
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Citrine and Wood Opal Optic Character

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

Citrine and Wood Opal Transparency

Similar to their colors, Citrine and Wood Opal 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.