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Clinochlore
Clinochlore

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Azurmalachite



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Clinochlore and Azurmalachite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Greasy
Vitreous, Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
Distinct: light yellow-green to light bluE
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.571-1.5971.655-1.909
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Biaxial/+
Biaxial/+
1.7 Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available0.108-0.254
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Translucent

Clinochlore and Azurmalachite Optic Character

Clinochlore and Azurmalachite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Clinochlore and Azurmalachite 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 Clinochlore and Azurmalachite 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. Clinochlore has Biaxial/+ character.Azurmalachite has Biaxial/+ character.

Clinochlore and Azurmalachite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Clinochlore and Azurmalachite 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, Clinochlore is Transparent while Clinochlore is Transparent in appearance.