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Cat s Eye and Sunstone Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Weak or absentWalter Schumann   
Not Available   

Dispersion
None   
Not Available   

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.53-1.55   
1.744-1.755   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Triclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.007-0.010   
Not Available   

Clarity
Transparent to translucent   
Translucent   

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