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Clinochlore
Clinochlore

Tigers Eye
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Clinochlore and Tigers Eye Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Greasy
Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
Distinct: light yellow-green to light bluE
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
NANone
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.571-1.5971.534-1.540
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Biaxial/+
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
Not AvailableNot Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

Clinochlore and Tigers Eye Optic Character

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

Clinochlore and Tigers Eye Transparency

Similar to their colors, Clinochlore and Tigers Eye 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.