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Pumpellyite and Thulite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Fibrous
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Present
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)
Opaque, Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent in thin backlit sections.
1.5 Refractive Index
1.674-1.7641.695
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
monoclinic
Orthorhombic
1.8 Birefringence
0.014-0.0160.006-0.018
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Pumpellyite and Thulite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Pumpellyite and Thulite 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.