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Fire Agate
Fire Agate

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Fire Agate and Fibrolite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Not Available
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
DistinctArthur Thomas
1.3 Dispersion
None0.02
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.5431.658-1.678
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.009Not Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Transparent

Fire Agate and Fibrolite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Fibrolite 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.