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dendritic agate
dendritic agate

Chondrodite
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dendritic agate and Chondrodite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Greasy

Pleochroism

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X golden yellow to orange

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

TranslucentWalter Schumann
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

-99991.589-1.670
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.027-0.032
0 0.296
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Clarity

TranslucentWalter Schumann
Transparent

dendritic agate and Chondrodite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Chondrodite 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.