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Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood
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Tavorite
Tavorite
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Petrified Wood and Tavorite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Pleochroism

Dispersion

Transparency

Refractive Index

Optic Character

Crystal System

Birefringence

Clarity

 
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0.01
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-9999
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Trigonal
-9999
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Vitreous
Yellow-green colorlessAnthony et al
0.02
Transparent
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-9999
Transparent

Petrified Wood and Tavorite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Petrified Wood and Tavorite 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.