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Strontium Titanate
Strontium Titanate

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Strontium Titanate and Ruby Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

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Vitreous, Adamantine

Pleochroism

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Strong: purplish-red

Dispersion

0.200.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque

Refractive Index

2.4091.762-1.778
1 3.25
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Optic Character

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Crystal System

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Trigonal

Birefringence

-99990.008
0 0.296
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Clarity

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Transparent

Strontium Titanate and Ruby Optic Character

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

Strontium Titanate and Ruby Transparency

Similar to their colors, Strontium Titanate and Ruby 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, Strontium Titanate is while Strontium Titanate is in appearance.