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Mother of Pearl and Moissanite Optical Properties


Moissanite and Mother of Pearl Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Adamantine   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
NilArthur Thomas   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.10   
5

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.53-1.69   
2.648-2.691   

Optic Character
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Not Available   

Crystal System
Not Available   
6H polytype   

Birefringence
0.16   
0.043   

Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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Mother of Pearl and Moissanite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Mother of Pearl and Moissanite 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, Mother of Pearl is Gemmological Tables (2004) while Mother of Pearl is Gemmological Tables (2004) in appearance.

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