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Painite and Gahnospinel Optical Properties


Gahnospinel and Painite Optical Properties


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Painite and Gahnospinel Optic Character

Painite and Gahnospinel optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Painite and Gahnospinel 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 Painite and Gahnospinel 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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Painite and Gahnospinel Transparency

Similar to their colors, Painite and Gahnospinel 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, Painite is Gems while Painite is Gems in appearance.

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