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Fire Agate and Eudialyte Optical Properties


Eudialyte and Fire Agate Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
Weak: O= colorless   

Dispersion
None   
Not Available   

Transparency
Translucent   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.530-1.543   
1.591-1.633   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
0.003-0.009   
0.003-0.010   

Clarity
Translucent   
Translucent   

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Fire Agate and Eudialyte Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Eudialyte 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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