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Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood

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Petrified Wood and Sapphire Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Vitreous, Adamantine, Vitreous, Adamantine
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Strong
1.3 Dispersion
None0.02
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Not Available
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
Not Available1.762-1.788
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available0.008-0.009
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Not Available
Transparent

Petrified Wood and Sapphire Optic Character

Petrified Wood and Sapphire optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Petrified Wood and Sapphire 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 Petrified Wood and Sapphire 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.

Petrified Wood and Sapphire Transparency

Similar to their colors, Petrified Wood and Sapphire 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, Petrified Wood is Not Available while Petrified Wood is Not Available in appearance.