Home
×

Watermelon Tourmaline
Watermelon Tourmaline

Esperite
Esperite



ADD
Compare
X
Watermelon Tourmaline
X
Esperite

Watermelon Tourmaline and Esperite Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
Not Available
colorless.
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
0.02
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
TransparentGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)
OpaqueAnthony et al, Opaque, Transparent
1.5 Refractive Index
1.614-1.666
1.760-1.774
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
Not Available
monoclinic
1.8 Birefringence
0.014-0.040
0.012
1.9 Clarity
TransparentGemdat.org
OpaqueAnthony et al

Watermelon Tourmaline and Esperite Optic Character

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

Watermelon Tourmaline and Esperite Transparency

Similar to their colors, Watermelon Tourmaline and Esperite 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, Watermelon Tourmaline is Management Team (2012) and TransparentGemdat.org while Watermelon Tourmaline is Management Team (2012) and TransparentGemdat.org in appearance.