Dinosaur Bone and Hypersthene Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous, Pearly
Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
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1.673-1.731
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic
Birefringence
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0.016
Clarity
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Transparent
Dinosaur Bone and Hypersthene Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Hypersthene optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Hypersthene 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 Hypersthene 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 Hypersthene Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Hypersthene 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.