Home
×

Fire Agate
Fire Agate

Liddicoatite
Liddicoatite



ADD
Compare
X
Fire Agate
X
Liddicoatite

Fire Agate and Liddicoatite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
Strong: dark brown light brownAnthony et al
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.543
Not Available
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.009
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Transparent

Fire Agate and Liddicoatite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Liddicoatite 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.