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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane Optical Properties


Hydrophane and Yttrium Aluminium Garnet Optical Properties


Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
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AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.833   
1.37-1.52   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Birefringence
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane Optic Character

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane optical properties play a significant role while distinguishing these gemstones from each other. These properties are influenced by the Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane 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 Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane 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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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane Transparency

Similar to their colors, Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Hydrophane 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, Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is Gemmological Tables (2004) while Yttrium Aluminium Garnet is Gemmological Tables (2004) in appearance.

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