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Hurlbutite and Blue John Optical Properties


Blue John and Hurlbutite Optical Properties


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Hurlbutite and Blue John Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Hurlbutite and Blue John 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, Hurlbutite is Transparent while Hurlbutite is Transparent in appearance.

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