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Tigers Eye
Tigers Eye

Fire Opal
Fire Opal



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Tigers Eye and Fire Opal Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Silky
-

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Opaque
Transparent, Translucent

Refractive Index

1.534-1.5401.370-1.470
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
-

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Tigers Eye and Fire Opal Optic Character

Tigers Eye and Fire Opal optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Tigers Eye and Fire Opal 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 Fire Opal 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.

Tigers Eye and Fire Opal Transparency

Similar to their colors, Tigers Eye and Fire Opal 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.