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Fancy Diamond
Fancy Diamond

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Fancy Diamond and Sillimanite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky

Pleochroism

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Colourless to pale brown to yellow

Dispersion

0.040.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

2.421.653-1.685
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

cubic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.020-0.022
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Transparent

Fancy Diamond and Sillimanite Optic Character

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

Fancy Diamond and Sillimanite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Fancy Diamond and Sillimanite 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, Fancy Diamond is while Fancy Diamond is in appearance.