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Inderite and Glaucophane Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous, Pearly, Greasy
Vitreous, Pearly
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Strong
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.488-1.5051.606-1.637
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Biaxial/+
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.017Not Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Not Available

Inderite and Glaucophane Optic Character

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

Inderite and Glaucophane Transparency

Similar to their colors, Inderite and Glaucophane 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.