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Emerald and Swiss blue topaz 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 Swiss blue topaz Optic Character

Emerald and Swiss blue topaz optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Emerald and Swiss blue topaz 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 Swiss blue topaz 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 Swiss blue topaz Transparency

Similar to their colors, Emerald and Swiss blue topaz 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.