Refractive Index Mineral Birefringence
from various sources no guarantee from various sources
     
1.370 - 1.470 Opal 0.000
1.378 - 1.390 Sellaite 0.012
1.420 - 1.430 Fire Opal 0.000
1.433 - 1.435 Fluorite (Ca) 0.000
1.460 - 1.570 Chrysocolla 0.023 - 0.050
1.461 - 1.485 Creedite 0.024
1.462 - 1.550 Lechatelierite ?
1.464 - 1.507 Thaumasite 0.039
1.473 - 1.502 Natrolite 0.012 - 0.013
1.475 - 1.492 Charlesite 0.017
1.479 - 1.493 Analcime 0.001 - 0.002
1.480 - 1.483 Hackmanite 0.000
1.480 - 1.483 Sodalite 0.000
1.480 - 1.540 Moldavite 0.000
1.485 - 1.519 Epistilbite 0.010
1.486 - 1.658 Calcite 0.154 - 0.174
1.488 - 1.505 Inderite 0.017
1.488 - 1.525 Kurnakovite 0.027 - 0.034
1.489 - 1.651 Whewellite 0.16
1.490 - 1.509 Yugawaralite 0.009
1.494 - 1.509 Hauyne 0.000
1.496 - 1.502 Tugtupite 0.006