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Rossmanite and Glass Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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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)
Transparent, Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.624-1.6451.48-1.70
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
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1.8 Birefringence
0.021Not Available
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
TransparentWebmineral.com
Transparent

Rossmanite and Glass Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Rossmanite and Glass 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.