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Jade and White Opal Optical Properties


White Opal and Jade Optical Properties


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Jade and White Opal Optic Character

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

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Jade and White Opal Transparency

Similar to their colors, Jade and White Opal 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, Jade is Translucent and Translucent to opaque while Jade is Translucent and Translucent to opaque in appearance.

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