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dendritic agate and Barite Optical Properties


Barite and dendritic agate Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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colorless.   

Dispersion
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Transparency
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
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Refractive Index
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann   
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dendritic agate and Barite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Barite 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, dendritic agate is Gemstones of the world (2001) and TranslucentWalter Schumann while dendritic agate is Gemstones of the world (2001) and TranslucentWalter Schumann in appearance.

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