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Clinothulite
Clinothulite

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Clinothulite and Epidote Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Resinous

Pleochroism

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Strong

Dispersion

0.020.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

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-

Refractive Index

-99991.729-1.768
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.019-0.046
0 0.296
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Clarity

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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Clinothulite and Epidote Optic Character

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

Clinothulite and Epidote Transparency

Similar to their colors, Clinothulite and Epidote 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, Clinothulite is while Clinothulite is in appearance.