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Inderite and Lazulite Optical Properties


Lazulite and Inderite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly, Greasy   
Not Available   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Transparent crystals show a strong pleochroism: colorless light blue dark (violet) blueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.01   
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.488-1.505   
1.604-1.646   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Not Available   

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

Birefringence
0.017   
0.031-0.036   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

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Inderite and Lazulite Optic Character

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

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Inderite and Lazulite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Inderite and Lazulite 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.

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