Moss Agate and Marcasite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Moss Agate and Marcasite 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 Moss Agate and Marcasite 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.
Similar to their colors, Moss Agate and Marcasite 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, Moss Agate is Gemstones of the world (2001) and TranslucentWalter Schumann while Moss Agate is Gemstones of the world (2001) and TranslucentWalter Schumann in appearance.