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dendritic agate and Fluorapatite Optical Properties


Fluorapatite and dendritic agate Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Resinous   

Pleochroism
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Weak to strong if coloreD   

Dispersion
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Not Available   

Transparency
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
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1.631-1.650   

Optic Character
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Not Available   

Crystal System
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Hexagonal   

Birefringence
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Not Available   

Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann   
Transparent   

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dendritic agate and Fluorapatite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Fluorapatite 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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