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dendritic agate
dendritic agate

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dendritic agate and Chlorite group Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

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-

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

TranslucentWalter Schumann
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Refractive Index

-99991.57-1.67
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TranslucentWalter Schumann
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dendritic agate and Chlorite group Optic Character

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

dendritic agate and Chlorite group Transparency

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Chlorite group 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 TranslucentWalter Schumann while dendritic agate is TranslucentWalter Schumann in appearance.