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Hiddenite and Fire Agate Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
Distinct trichroism: yellow green green blue greenHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
0.02
Rank: 22 (Overall)
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.657-1.681
1.530-1.543
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
monoclinic
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.014-0.016
0.003-0.009
1.9 Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Translucent

Hiddenite and Fire Agate Optic Character

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

Hiddenite and Fire Agate Transparency

Similar to their colors, Hiddenite and Fire Agate 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, Hiddenite is Transparent while Hiddenite is Transparent in appearance.