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Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood

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Petrified Wood and Star Ruby Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

-
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

-99991.757-1.780
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
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Birefringence

-99990.007-0.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Transparent

Petrified Wood and Star Ruby Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Petrified Wood and Star Ruby 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 while Petrified Wood is in appearance.