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Demantoid and Demantoid Optical Properties


Demantoid and Demantoid Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Adamantine   

Pleochroism
None   
None   

Dispersion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Gemmological Tables (2004)   

Refractive Index
1.880-1.890   
1.880-1.890   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
cubic   
cubic   

Birefringence
Not Available   
Not Available   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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Demantoid and Demantoid Optic Character

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

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Demantoid and Demantoid Transparency

Similar to their colors, Demantoid and Demantoid 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, Demantoid is Gemmological Tables (2004) while Demantoid is Gemmological Tables (2004) in appearance.

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