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Fire Agate
Fire Agate

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Fire Agate and Sard Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Waxy
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
NoneNone
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.5431.535-1.539
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.0090.008-0.010
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Translucent

Fire Agate and Sard Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Sard 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.