Home
×

Ekanite
Ekanite

Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood



ADD
Compare
X
Ekanite
X
Petrified Wood

Ekanite and Petrified Wood Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Not Available
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.593-1.596
Not Available
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Tetragonal Trapezohedral H-M Symbol (4 2 2) Space Group: I 422
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.001
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Not Available

Ekanite and Petrified Wood Optic Character

Ekanite and Petrified Wood optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Ekanite and Petrified Wood 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 Ekanite and Petrified Wood 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.

Ekanite and Petrified Wood Transparency

Similar to their colors, Ekanite and Petrified Wood 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, Ekanite is Transparent while Ekanite is Transparent in appearance.