Dinosaur Bone and Chrysoberyl Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous
Pleochroism
Not Available
X = red; Y = yellow-orange; Z = emerald-green
Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Refractive Index
Not Available
1.746-1.763
Optic Character
Not Available
Biaxial/+
Crystal System
Not Available
Orthorhombic
Birefringence
Not Available
0.007-0.013
Clarity
Not Available
Transparent
Dinosaur Bone and Chrysoberyl Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Chrysoberyl optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Chrysoberyl 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 Chrysoberyl 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. Chrysoberyl has Biaxial/+ character.
Dinosaur Bone and Chrysoberyl Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Chrysoberyl 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.