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Mexican fire opal
Mexican fire opal

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Mexican fire opal and Aragonite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Pleochroism

Dispersion

Transparency

Refractive Index

Optic Character

Crystal System

Birefringence

Clarity

 
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0.01
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-9999
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-9999
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Vitreous, Resinous
StrongArthur Thomas
0.17
Transparent, Translucent
1.525-1.686
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Orthorhombic
0.155
Transparent

Mexican fire opal and Aragonite Optic Character

Mexican fire opal and Aragonite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Mexican fire opal Vs Aragonite 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 Mexican fire opal and Aragonite 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.

Mexican fire opal and Aragonite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Mexican fire opal and Aragonite 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, Mexican fire opal is while Mexican fire opal is in appearance.