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dendritic agate and Holmquistite Optical Properties


Holmquistite and dendritic agate Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Strong in shades of violet when dark-colored.Anthony et al   

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

Refractive Index
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1.622-1.666   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma   

Birefringence
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Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann   
Transparent   

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dendritic agate and Holmquistite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Holmquistite 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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