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dendritic agate and Kunzite Optical Properties


Kunzite and dendritic agate Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
-  
Strong trichroism: colorless pink violetHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
TranslucentWalter Schumann  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
-9999  
1.657-1.681  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
-  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.014-0.016  

Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

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dendritic agate and Kunzite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Kunzite 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.

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