Dinosaur Bone and Proustite Optical Properties
Luster
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Adamantine
Pleochroism
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Moderate; cochineal-red to blood-red
Dispersion
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Transparency
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OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) Rarely transparentMore from other references
Refractive Index
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2.792-3.087
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Trigonal
Birefringence
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0.295-0.296
Clarity
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OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Dinosaur Bone and Proustite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Proustite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Proustite 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 Proustite 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 Proustite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Proustite 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.