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dendritic agate
dendritic agate

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dendritic agate and Sodalite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Greasy
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
NA0.02
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
Not Available1.478-1.488
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
cubic
1.8 Birefringence
Not AvailableNot Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann
Transparent

dendritic agate and Sodalite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Sodalite 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.