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Fibrolite
Fibrolite

Amblygonite
Amblygonite



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Fibrolite and Amblygonite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

DistinctArthur Thomas
weak to none

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.658-1.6781.578-1.646
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Biaxial/+

Crystal System

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Triclinic

Birefringence

-99990.020-0.030
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Fibrolite and Amblygonite Optic Character

Fibrolite and Amblygonite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Fibrolite and Amblygonite 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 Fibrolite and Amblygonite 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. Amblygonite has Biaxial/+ character.

Fibrolite and Amblygonite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Fibrolite and Amblygonite 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, Fibrolite is Transparent while Fibrolite is Transparent in appearance.