Dinosaur Bone and Herderite Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent
  
Refractive Index
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1.587-1.642
  
Optic Character
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Biaxial/+
  
Crystal System
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monoclinic
  
Birefringence
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0.028-0.032
  
Clarity
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Transparent
  
Dinosaur Bone and Herderite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Herderite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Herderite 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 Herderite 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. Herderite has Biaxial/+ character.
Dinosaur Bone and Herderite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Herderite 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.