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Sinhalite
Sinhalite

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Sinhalite and Andesine Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous

Pleochroism

Trichroism: green light brown dark brownHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli
colorless.

Dispersion

0.020.70
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent

Refractive Index

1.665-1.7121.543-1.564
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Biaxial/+

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Triclinic

Birefringence

0.036-0.0420.007-0.011
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
Transparent

Sinhalite and Andesine Optic Character

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

Sinhalite and Andesine Transparency

Similar to their colors, Sinhalite and Andesine 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, Sinhalite is while Sinhalite is in appearance.