Dinosaur Bone and Brookite Optical Properties
Luster
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Adamantine
Pleochroism
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Very weak
Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
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2.583-2.741
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic
Birefringence
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0.117
Clarity
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Dinosaur Bone and Brookite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Brookite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Brookite 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 Brookite 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 Brookite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Brookite 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.