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dendritic agate
dendritic agate

Snowflake Obsidian
Snowflake Obsidian



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dendritic agate and Snowflake Obsidian Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

-
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

TranslucentWalter Schumann
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

-99991.450-1.550
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

-
-

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TranslucentWalter Schumann
Transparent

dendritic agate and Snowflake Obsidian Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Snowflake Obsidian 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.