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Eilat stone and Apatite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

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Blue stones – strong

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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-

Refractive Index

-99991.628-1.651
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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Hexagonal

Birefringence

-99990.002-0.008
0 0.296
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Clarity

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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Eilat stone and Apatite Optic Character

Eilat stone and Apatite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Eilat stone and Apatite 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 Eilat stone and Apatite 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.

Eilat stone and Apatite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Eilat stone and Apatite 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, Eilat stone is while Eilat stone is in appearance.