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Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Ruby Optical Properties


Ruby and Gadolinium Gallium Garnet Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Vitreous, Adamantine  

Pleochroism
-  
Strong: purplish-red  

Dispersion
0.03  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
-  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.97-2.03  
1.762-1.778  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
-  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.008  

Clarity
-  
Transparent  

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Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Ruby Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Gadolinium Gallium Garnet and Ruby 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 while Gadolinium Gallium Garnet is in appearance.

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