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Fire Opal and Cymophane Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Not Available
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.370-1.470
1.739-1.770
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Biaxial/+
1.7 Crystal System
Amorphous
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available
0.007-0.013
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Transparent

Fire Opal and Cymophane Optic Character

Fire Opal and Cymophane optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Fire Opal and Cymophane 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 Opal and Cymophane 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. Cymophane has Biaxial/+ character.

Fire Opal and Cymophane Transparency

Similar to their colors, Fire Opal and Cymophane 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 Opal is Translucent and Transparent while Fire Opal is Translucent and Transparent in appearance.