Dinosaur Bone and Cassiterite Optical Properties
Luster
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Adamantine, Greasy
Pleochroism
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Pleochroic haloes have been observed. Dichroic in yellow
Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
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1.990-2.105
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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tetragonal
Birefringence
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0.096-0.098
Clarity
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Transparent
Dinosaur Bone and Cassiterite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Cassiterite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Cassiterite 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 Cassiterite 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 Cassiterite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Cassiterite 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.