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Fluorite and Prismatine Optical Properties


Prismatine and Fluorite Optical Properties


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Fluorite and Prismatine Optic Character

Fluorite and Prismatine optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Fluorite and Prismatine 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 Fluorite and Prismatine 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.

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Fluorite and Prismatine Transparency

Similar to their colors, Fluorite and Prismatine 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, Fluorite is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent while Fluorite is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent in appearance.

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