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Pumpellyite
Pumpellyite

dendritic agate
dendritic agate



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Pumpellyite and dendritic agate Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Fibrous
Not Available
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
1.5 Refractive Index
1.674-1.764Not Available
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
monoclinic
Not Available
1.8 Birefringence
0.014-0.016Not Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
TranslucentWalter Schumann

Pumpellyite and dendritic agate Optic Character

Pumpellyite and dendritic agate optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Pumpellyite and dendritic agate 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 Pumpellyite and dendritic agate 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.

Pumpellyite and dendritic agate Transparency

Similar to their colors, Pumpellyite and dendritic agate 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, Pumpellyite is Gemmological Tables (2004) while Pumpellyite is Gemmological Tables (2004) in appearance.