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Rossmanite
Rossmanite

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Rossmanite and Chrysotile Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
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Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
TransparentWebmineral.com, Mineralogy Database (2012)
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.624-1.6451.530-1.575
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
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1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
Monoclinic : clinochrysotile (most common)
1.8 Birefringence
0.0210.001
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
TransparentWebmineral.com
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Rossmanite and Chrysotile Optic Character

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

Rossmanite and Chrysotile Transparency

Similar to their colors, Rossmanite and Chrysotile 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, Rossmanite is Mineralogy Database (2012) and TransparentWebmineral.com while Rossmanite is Mineralogy Database (2012) and TransparentWebmineral.com in appearance.