Crystal Quartz and Blue John Optical Properties
Crystal Quartz and Blue John Optic Character
Crystal Quartz and Blue John optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Crystal Quartz and Blue John 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 Crystal Quartz and Blue John 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.
Crystal Quartz and Blue John Transparency
Similar to their colors, Crystal Quartz and Blue John 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, Crystal Quartz is Not Available while Crystal Quartz is Not Available in appearance.