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Uvite and Pumpellyite Optical Properties

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1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Fibrous
1.2 Pleochroism
Pale yellow colorlessAnthony et al
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
0.02
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Gemmological Tables (2004)
1.5 Refractive Index
1.614-1.666
1.674-1.764
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.014-0.032
0.014-0.016
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
OpaqueUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

Uvite and Pumpellyite Optic Character

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

Uvite and Pumpellyite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Uvite and Pumpellyite 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, Uvite is Transparent while Uvite is Transparent in appearance.