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Sanidine
Sanidine

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Sanidine and Amazonite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
Translucent, Translucent to opaque

Refractive Index

1.518-1.5361.522-1.530
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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-

Crystal System

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Triclinic

Birefringence

0.005-0.0080.008-0.010
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Translucent

Sanidine and Amazonite Optic Character

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

Sanidine and Amazonite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Sanidine and Amazonite 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, Sanidine is Transparent while Sanidine is Transparent in appearance.