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Eudialyte and Albite Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Pearly
1.2 Pleochroism
Weak: O= colorless
colorless.
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
1.00
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Transparent, Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.591-1.633
1.525-1.542
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Triclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.010
0.008-0.011
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Transparent

Eudialyte and Albite Optic Character

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

Eudialyte and Albite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Eudialyte and Albite 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, Eudialyte is Translucent while Eudialyte is Translucent in appearance.

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