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dendritic agate and Proustite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Adamantine
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Moderate; cochineal-red to blood-red
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) Rarely transparentMore from other references
1.5 Refractive Index
Not Available2.792-3.087
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available0.295-0.296
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

dendritic agate and Proustite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Proustite 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.