Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Indicolite Optical Properties

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet

Indicolite

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1 Optical Properties

1.1 Luster

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1.2 Pleochroism

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1.3 Dispersion

NANA

0.007 1

1.4 Transparency

Gemmological Tables (2004)

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1.5 Refractive Index

1.833Not Available

1 3.25

1.6 Optic Character

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1.7 Crystal System

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1.8 Birefringence

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0 0.296

1.9 Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda

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Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Indicolite Optic Character

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

Similar to their colors, Yttrium Aluminium Garnet and Indicolite 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.