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Pyrope
Pyrope

Chrome Diopside
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Pyrope and Chrome Diopside Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Greasy, Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

None
Common trichroism: light green

Dispersion

0.020.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
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Refractive Index

1.720-1.7561.668-1.703
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

cubic
monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.024-0.030
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Pyrope and Chrome Diopside Optic Character

Pyrope and Chrome Diopside optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Pyrope and Chrome Diopside 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 Pyrope and Chrome Diopside 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.

Pyrope and Chrome Diopside Transparency

Similar to their colors, Pyrope and Chrome Diopside 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, Pyrope is while Pyrope is in appearance.