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Fire Agate

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Fire Agate and Anatase Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Adamantine
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
Weak
1.3 Dispersion
None0.21
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.5432.488-2.562
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
tetragonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.0090.073
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Transparent

Fire Agate and Anatase Optic Character

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

Fire Agate and Anatase Transparency

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Anatase 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, Fire Agate is Translucent while Fire Agate is Translucent in appearance.