Mother of Pearl and Super Seven Crystals Optical Properties

Mother of Pearl

Super Seven Crystals

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1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

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Vitreous, Pearly, Silky

1.2 Pleochroism

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1.3 Dispersion

NANA

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

Gemmological Tables (2004)

Transparent, Translucent, Opaque

1.5 Refractive Index

1.53-1.691.519-1.521

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

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1.7 Crystal System

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monoclinic

1.8 Birefringence

0.160.0090-0.0100

0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

Gemmological Tables (2004)

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Mother of Pearl and Super Seven Crystals Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Mother of Pearl and Super Seven Crystals 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.