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Sulphur and Diamond Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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Adamantine
1.2 Pleochroism
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None
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.04
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.958-2.245
2.417-2.419
1.6 Optic Character
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Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
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cubic
1.8 Birefringence
0.291
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1.9 Clarity
TranslucentWalter Schumann
Transparent

Sulphur and Diamond Optic Character

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

Sulphur and Diamond Transparency

Similar to their colors, Sulphur and Diamond 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, Sulphur is Gemstones of the world (2001) and TranslucentWalter Schumann while Sulphur is Gemstones of the world (2001) and TranslucentWalter Schumann in appearance.