Dinosaur Bone and Willemite Optical Properties
Luster
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Vitreous, Resinous
Pleochroism
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NilArthur Thomas
Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent
Refractive Index
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1.687-1.723
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Trigonal
Birefringence
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0.028-0.030
Clarity
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Transparent
Dinosaur Bone and Willemite Optic Character
Dinosaur Bone and Willemite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Dinosaur Bone and Willemite 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 Willemite 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 Willemite Transparency
Similar to their colors, Dinosaur Bone and Willemite 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.