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Eudialyte
Eudialyte

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Eudialyte and Iddingsite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

Weak: O= colorless
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Dispersion

0.01-
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent
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Refractive Index

1.591-1.633-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
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Crystal System

Trigonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.003-0.010-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
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Eudialyte and Iddingsite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Eudialyte and Iddingsite 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.