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Covellite and Inderite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Resinous
Vitreous, Pearly, Greasy
1.2 Pleochroism
Marked
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
OpaqueAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references
Gemmological Tables (2004)
1.5 Refractive Index
1.45-2.62
1.488-1.505
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Biaxial/+
1.7 Crystal System
Hexagonal
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available
0.017
1.9 Clarity
OpaqueAnthony et al
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Covellite and Inderite Optic Character

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

Covellite and Inderite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Covellite and Inderite 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, Covellite is Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references and OpaqueAnthony et al while Covellite is Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references and OpaqueAnthony et al in appearance.