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Fire Agate and Diamond Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Adamantine
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
None
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.04
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.543
2.417-2.419
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
cubic
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.009
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Transparent

Fire Agate and Diamond Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Diamond 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.