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Sunstone and Ludlamite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
-  
Weak or absentWalter Schumann  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
-  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.653-1.693  
1.53-1.55  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
monoclinic  
Triclinic  

Birefringence
0.038-0.044  
0.007-0.010  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent to translucent  

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