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Fire Agate
Fire Agate

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Fire Agate and Jade Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
NoneNone
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Translucent, Translucent to opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.5431.600-1.688
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.0090.020-0.027
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Translucent

Fire Agate and Jade Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Jade 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.