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Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius Optical Properties


Cyprine of Berzelius and Tigers Eye Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
Silky   
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
None   
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Transparency
Opaque   
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Refractive Index
1.534-1.540   
1.698-1.723   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
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Birefringence
Not Available   
0.001-0.012   

Clarity
Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
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Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius Optic Character

Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius 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 Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius 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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Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius Transparency

Similar to their colors, Tigers Eye and Cyprine of Berzelius 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, Tigers Eye is Opaque while Tigers Eye is Opaque in appearance.

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