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Fire Agate and Demantoid Optical Properties


Demantoid and Fire Agate Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
-  
None  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.06  
23

Transparency
Translucent  
-  

Refractive Index
1.530-1.543  
1.880-1.890  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Trigonal  
cubic  

Birefringence
0.003-0.009  
-9999  

Clarity
Translucent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

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Fire Agate and Demantoid Optic Character

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

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Fire Agate and Demantoid Transparency

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Demantoid 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.

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