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Rossmanite and Fancy Diamond Optical Properties


Fancy Diamond and Rossmanite Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
TransparentWebmineral.com, Mineralogy Database (2012)   
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Refractive Index
1.624-1.645   
2.42   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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cubic   

Birefringence
0.021   
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Clarity
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Color grading system   

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Rossmanite and Fancy Diamond Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Rossmanite and Fancy Diamond 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.

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