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Zoisite
Zoisite
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Bastnasite
Bastnasite
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Optical Properties

Luster

Pleochroism

Dispersion

Transparency

Refractive Index

Optic Character

Crystal System

Birefringence

Clarity

 
Vitreous
X = pale pink to red-violet; Y = nearly colorless to bright pink or deep blue; Z = pale yellow to yellow-green
0.02
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent in thin backlit sections.
1.685-1.707
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Orthorhombic
0.006-0.018
Transparent
 
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly
Faint
0.02
-
1.717-1.722
-
Hexagonal
0.100
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda