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Hydrogrossular
Hydrogrossular

Kornerupine
Kornerupine



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Hydrogrossular and Kornerupine Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

-
Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
X = colorless to green; Y = colorless

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent
-

Refractive Index

1.680-1.7121.660-1.685
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.012-0.017
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Hydrogrossular and Kornerupine Optic Character

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

Hydrogrossular and Kornerupine Transparency

Similar to their colors, Hydrogrossular and Kornerupine 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, Hydrogrossular is Translucent while Hydrogrossular is Translucent in appearance.