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Agate Opal and Malachite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky, Fibrous   
Not Available   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
None   
None   

Transparency
Opaque   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.655-1.909   
1.37-1.52   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
Not Available   

Birefringence
0.254   
Not Available   

Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Translucent   

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