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Tanzanite and Falcons Eye Optical Properties


Falcons Eye and Tanzanite Optical Properties


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Tanzanite and Falcons Eye Optic Character

Tanzanite and Falcons Eye optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Tanzanite and Falcons Eye 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 Tanzanite and Falcons Eye 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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Tanzanite and Falcons Eye Transparency

Similar to their colors, Tanzanite and Falcons Eye 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, Tanzanite is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent while Tanzanite is Translucent, Transparent and Transparent to translucent in appearance.

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