Super Seven Crystals and Covellite Optical Properties

Super Seven Crystals

Covellite

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1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

Vitreous, Pearly, Silky

Resinous

1.2 Pleochroism

Not Available

Marked

1.3 Dispersion

NANA

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

Transparent, Translucent, Opaque

OpaqueAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references

1.5 Refractive Index

1.519-1.5211.45-2.62

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

Not Available

1.7 Crystal System

monoclinic

Hexagonal

1.8 Birefringence

0.0090-0.0100Not Available

0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

Not Available

OpaqueAnthony et al

Super Seven Crystals and Covellite Optic Character

Super Seven Crystals and Covellite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Super Seven Crystals and Covellite 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 Super Seven Crystals and Covellite 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.

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Super Seven Crystals and Covellite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Super Seven Crystals and Covellite 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, Super Seven Crystals is Opaque, Translucent and Transparent while Super Seven Crystals is Opaque, Translucent and Transparent in appearance.