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Gadolinium Gallium Garnet
Gadolinium Gallium Garnet

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Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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1.2 Pleochroism
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Strong dichroism: yellow-brown red to brown-violet (pinkish samples: nearly colorless pale orangy-pink)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.97-2.031.787-1.816
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
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1.8 Birefringence
Not Available0.029
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
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Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite Optic Character

Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite 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 Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite 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.

Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Painite 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, Gadolinium Gallium Garnet is Not Available while Gadolinium Gallium Garnet is Not Available in appearance.