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Hydrogrossular and Steatite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

-
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.020.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent
-

Refractive Index

1.680-1.7121.539-1.596
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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Birefringence

-99990.046-0.050
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Hydrogrossular and Steatite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Hydrogrossular and Steatite 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.