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Violane and Phosgenite Optical Properties


Phosgenite and Violane Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
-  
Adamantine  

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

Dispersion
0.03  
99+
0.04  
33

Transparency
Translucent  
-  

Refractive Index
1.668-1.703  
2.117-2.145  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
-  
tetragonal  

Birefringence
0.024-0.030  
0.027  

Clarity
Translucent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

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Violane and Phosgenite Optic Character

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

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Violane and Phosgenite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Violane 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, Violane is Translucent while Violane is Translucent in appearance.

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