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Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe Optical Properties


Blue Beryl Maxixe and Proustite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Not Available   

Pleochroism
Moderate; cochineal-red to blood-red   
Strong dichroism: blue to colourless\   

Dispersion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Transparency
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) Rarely transparentMore from other references   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
2.792-3.087   
1.560-1.604   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
Not Available   

Birefringence
0.295-0.296   
0.003-0.010   

Clarity
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

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Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe Optic Character

Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe 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 Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe 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.

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Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe Transparency

Similar to their colors, Proustite and Blue Beryl Maxixe 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, Proustite is Gemmological Tables (2004) Rarely transparentMore from other references and OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda while Proustite is Gemmological Tables (2004) Rarely transparentMore from other references and OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda in appearance.

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