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Emerald and Kashmir sapphire Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
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1.2 Pleochroism
Strong dichroism: yellow green Lazzarelli
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1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
0.01
Rank: 26 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.565-1.602
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1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
Hexagonal
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1.8 Birefringence
0.0040-0.0070
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1.9 Clarity
Color grading system
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Emerald and Kashmir sapphire Optic Character

Emerald and Kashmir sapphire optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Emerald and Kashmir sapphire 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 Emerald and Kashmir sapphire 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.

Emerald and Kashmir sapphire Transparency

Similar to their colors, Emerald and Kashmir sapphire 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, Emerald is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent while Emerald is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent in appearance.