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Wulfenite and Aquamarine Optical Properties

1 Optical Properties
1.1 Luster
Adamantine, Resinous
Vitreous
1.2 Pleochroism
Weak
Not Available
1.3 Dispersion
Albite Optical ..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.01
Rank: 26 (Overall)
Fluorite Optical Properties
1.4 Transparency
Transparent
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
1.5 Refractive Index
2.280-2.405
1.570-1.592
1.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 Crystal System
tetragonal
Hexagonal
1.8 Birefringence
0.122
0.005-0.009
1.9 Clarity
Transparent
Transparent to translucent

Wulfenite and Aquamarine Optic Character

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

Wulfenite and Aquamarine Transparency

Similar to their colors, Wulfenite and Aquamarine 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, Wulfenite is Transparent while Wulfenite is Transparent in appearance.

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