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Precious Opal
Precious Opal

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Precious Opal and Aquamarine Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
None0.01
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.5 Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
1.6 Refractive Index
1.370-1.4701.570-1.592
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.7 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Crystal System
Not Available
Hexagonal
1.9 Birefringence
Not Available0.005-0.009
Achroite
0 0.296
1.13 Clarity
Transparent
Transparent to translucent

Precious Opal and Aquamarine Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Precious Opal and Aquamarine 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 Opal is Translucent and Transparent while Precious Opal is Translucent and Transparent in appearance.