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Glass and Hiddenite Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
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Distinct trichroism: yellow green green blue greenHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
1.3 Dispersion
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.02
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.48-1.70
1.657-1.681
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
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monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
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0.014-0.016
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Glass and Hiddenite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Glass and Hiddenite 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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