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Precious coral
Precious coral
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Sellaite
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Precious coral and Sellaite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Pleochroism

Dispersion

Transparency

Refractive Index

Optic Character

Crystal System

Birefringence

Clarity

 
-
-
0.03
-
-9999
-
-
-9999
-
 
Vitreous
-
0.03
Transparent
1.378-1.390
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tetragonal
0.012
Transparent

Precious coral and Sellaite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Precious coral and Sellaite 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.