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Sussexite and Chrome Diopside Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Fibrous, Pearly
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Common trichroism: light green
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
1.5 Refractive Index
Not Available
1.668-1.703
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available
0.024-0.030
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
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Sussexite and Chrome Diopside Optic Character

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

Sussexite and Chrome Diopside Transparency

Similar to their colors, Sussexite and Chrome Diopside 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, Sussexite is Transparent while Sussexite is Transparent in appearance.

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