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Quartz and Hessonite Garnet Optical Properties


Hessonite Garnet and Quartz Optical Properties


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Quartz and Hessonite Garnet Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Quartz and Hessonite Garnet 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, Quartz is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent while Quartz is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent in appearance.

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