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Moss Opal and Mother of Pearl Optical Properties


Mother of Pearl and Moss Opal Optical Properties


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Moss Opal and Mother of Pearl Optic Character

Moss Opal and Mother of Pearl optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Moss Opal and Mother of Pearl 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 Opal and Mother of Pearl 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.

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Moss Opal and Mother of Pearl Transparency

Similar to their colors, Moss Opal and Mother of Pearl 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 Opal is Translucent while Moss Opal is Translucent in appearance.

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