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Sanidine
Sanidine

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Sanidine and Fire Agate Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Not Available
Waxy, Vitreous, Greasy, Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
WeakMichael O’Donoghue
AbsentWalter Schumann
1.3 Dispersion
NANone
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.518-1.5361.530-1.543
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.005-0.0080.003-0.009
Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Translucent

Sanidine and Fire Agate Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Sanidine and Fire Agate 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.