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Precious coral
Precious coral
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Realgar
Realgar
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Precious coral and Realgar Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Pleochroism

Dispersion

Transparency

Refractive Index

Optic Character

Crystal System

Birefringence

Clarity

 
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0.03
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-9999
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-9999
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Nearly colorless to pale golden yellowAnthony et al
0.06
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2.538-2.704
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0.166
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Precious coral and Realgar Optic Character

Precious coral and Realgar optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Precious coral Vs Realgar 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 Precious coral and Realgar 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.

Precious coral and Realgar Transparency

Similar to their colors, Precious coral and Realgar 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, Precious coral is while Precious coral is in appearance.