dendritic agate and Zoisite Optical Properties

dendritic agate

Zoisite

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1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

Not Available

Vitreous

1.2 Pleochroism

Not Available

X = pale pink to red-violet; Y = nearly colorless to bright pink or deep blue; Z = pale yellow to yellow-green

1.3 Dispersion

NA0.02

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)

Transparent, Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent in thin backlit sections.

1.5 Refractive Index

Not Available1.685-1.707

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

Not Available

1.7 Crystal System

Not Available

Orthorhombic

1.8 Birefringence

Not Available0.006-0.018

0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

TranslucentWalter Schumann

Transparent

dendritic agate and Zoisite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, dendritic agate and Zoisite 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.