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Tigers Eye and Onyx Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Silky
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
None
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Opaque
Translucent, Opaque, Translucent to opaque
1.5 Refractive Index
1.534-1.540
1.530-1.543
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Trigonal
Trigonal
1.8 Birefringence
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Clarity
Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli

Tigers Eye and Onyx Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Tigers Eye and Onyx 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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