Dinosaur Bone and Andesine Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous
Pleochroism
Not Available
colorless.
Transparency
Not Available
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
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1.543-1.564
Optic Character
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Biaxial/+
Crystal System
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Triclinic
Birefringence
Not Available
0.007-0.011
Clarity
Not Available
Transparent
Dinosaur Bone and Andesine Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Andesine optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Andesine 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 Andesine 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. Andesine has Biaxial/+ character.
Dinosaur Bone and Andesine Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Andesine 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.