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Tsavorite Garnet
Tsavorite Garnet

Phosgenite
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Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite Optical Properties

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous, Adamantine
Adamantine

Pleochroism

-
Weakly pleochroic with O reddish and E greenish in thick sections.

Dispersion

0.020.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent
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Refractive Index

1.738-1.7452.117-2.145
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Isometric
tetragonal

Birefringence

-99990.027
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite Optic Character

Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite 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 Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite 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.

Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Tsavorite Garnet and Phosgenite 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, Tsavorite Garnet is Transparent while Tsavorite Garnet is Transparent in appearance.