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Fire Agate and Tigers Eye Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Translucent
Opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.530-1.543
1.534-1.540
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.003-0.009
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Translucent
Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references

Fire Agate and Tigers Eye Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Fire Agate and Tigers Eye 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.