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Seraphinite and Chrysotile Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Pearly, Greasy
Silky
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Not Available
1.5 Refractive Index
1.571-1.597
1.530-1.575
1.6 Optic Character
Biaxial/+
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
Monoclinic : clinochrysotile (most common)
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available
0.001
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Not Available

Seraphinite and Chrysotile Optic Character

Seraphinite and Chrysotile optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Seraphinite 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 Seraphinite 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. Seraphinite has Biaxial/+ character.

Seraphinite and Chrysotile Transparency

Similar to their colors, Seraphinite 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, Seraphinite is Transparent while Seraphinite is Transparent in appearance.