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Star diopside and Celestine Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Pearly

Pleochroism

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Weakly trichroiC

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

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-

Refractive Index

-99991.619-1.635
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.004-0.012
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Star diopside and Celestine Optic Character

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

Star diopside and Celestine Transparency

Similar to their colors, Star diopside and Celestine 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, Star diopside is while Star diopside is in appearance.