Home
Gemstones


Inderite and Danburite Optical Properties


Danburite and Inderite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly, Greasy   
Vitreous, Greasy   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Weak: pale yellow yellow   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.02   
22

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.488-1.505   
1.627-1.639   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.017   
0.006   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits >>
<< Physical Properties

Inderite and Danburite Optic Character

Inderite and Danburite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Inderite and Danburite 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 Inderite and Danburite 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. Inderite has Biaxial/+ character.Danburite has Biaxial/+ character.

Compare Gems Found in South Asia

Inderite and Danburite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Inderite and Danburite 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, Inderite is Gemmological Tables (2004) while Inderite is Gemmological Tables (2004) in appearance.

Gems Found In Africa

Gems Found In Africa


Compare Gems Found in South Asia