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Mother of Pearl and Sodalite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Greasy
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
NA0.02
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.53-1.691.478-1.488
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
cubic
1.8 Birefringence
0.16Not Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004)
Transparent

Mother of Pearl and Sodalite Optic Character

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

Mother of Pearl and Sodalite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Mother of Pearl and Sodalite 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.