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Glass and Grossular Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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Greasy, Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
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None
1.3 Dispersion
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.02
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
1.5 Refractive Index
1.48-1.70
1.730-1.760
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
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cubic
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available
0.020
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Glass and Grossular Optic Character

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

Glass and Grossular Transparency

Similar to their colors, Glass and Grossular 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, Glass is Translucent and Transparent while Glass is Translucent and Transparent in appearance.

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