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Eudialyte
Eudialyte

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Eudialyte and Verdite Optical Properties

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Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

Weak: O= colorless
Extreme

Dispersion

0.010.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent
Translucent

Refractive Index

1.591-1.6331.580
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c

Birefringence

0.003-0.010-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
Translucent

Eudialyte and Verdite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Eudialyte and Verdite 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.