Dinosaur Bone and Scolecite Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous, Silky, Fibrous
Pleochroism
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X: colourless Y: colourless Z: colourless
Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
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1.512-1.523
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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monoclinic
Birefringence
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0.011
Clarity
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Transparent
Dinosaur Bone and Scolecite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Scolecite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Scolecite 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 Scolecite 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 Scolecite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Scolecite 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.