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Lemon quartz and Inderite Optical Properties


Inderite and Lemon quartz Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Pearly, Greasy   

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Gemmological Tables (2004)   

Refractive Index
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1.488-1.505   

Optic Character
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Biaxial/+   

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

Birefringence
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0.017   

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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Lemon quartz and Inderite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Lemon quartz and Inderite 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, Lemon quartz is Not Available while Lemon quartz is Not Available in appearance.

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