Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous
Pleochroism
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WeakMichael OâDonoghue
Dispersion
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Transparency
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Translucent, Translucent to opaque
Refractive Index
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1.522-1.530
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Triclinic
Birefringence
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0.008-0.010
Clarity
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Translucent
Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite 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 Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite 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.
Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Amazonite 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, Dinosaur Bone is Not Available while Dinosaur Bone is Not Available in appearance.