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Unakite
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Mexican fire opal
Mexican fire opal



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Unakite and Mexican fire opal Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
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1.2 Pleochroism
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1.3 Dispersion
NANA
Fluorite Optical Properties
0.007 1
1.4 Transparency
Gemstones of the world (2001)
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1.5 Refractive Index
1.525Not Available
Agate Opal
1 3.25
1.6 Optic Character
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1.7 Crystal System
monoclinic
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1.8 Birefringence
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Achroite
0 0.296
1.9 Clarity
Gemstones of the world (2001)
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Unakite and Mexican fire opal Optic Character

Unakite and Mexican fire opal optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Unakite and Mexican 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 Unakite and Mexican 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.

Unakite and Mexican fire opal Transparency

Similar to their colors, Unakite and Mexican 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, Unakite is Gemstones of the world (2001) while Unakite is Gemstones of the world (2001) in appearance.