Refractive
Index |
Mineral |
Birefringence |
from
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no guarantee |
from various
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2.0 - 2.2 |
Microlite |
0.000 |
2.030 |
Fluornatromicrolite |
0.000 |
2.030 -
2.050 |
Boleite |
0.000 |
2.049 -
2.059 |
Pyromorphite |
0.010 |
2.114 -
2.145 |
Phosgenite |
0.026 |
2.129 -
2.144 |
Mimetite |
0.019 |
2.130 -
2.200 |
Baddeleyite |
0.070 |
2.140 -
2.340 |
Manganotantalite |
0.015 - 0.020 |
2.170 -
2.320 |
Huebnerite |
0.120 - 0.130 |
2.170 -
2.320 |
Mottramite |
0.150 |
2.18 -
2.27 |
Stolzite |
0.080 - 0.090 |
2.280 -
2.405 |
Wulfenite |
0.122 |
2.290 -
2.660 |
Crocoite |
0.350 - 0.370 |
2.368 -
2.371 |
Sphalerite |
0.000 |
2.374 -
2.457 |
Stibiotantalite |
0.083 |
2.417 -
2.419 |
Diamond |
0.000 |
2.488 -
2.564 |
Anatase |
0.073 |
2.510 -
2.560 |
Bixbyite |
0.000 |
2.583 -
2.700 |
Brookite |
0.122 - 0.157 |
2.605 -
2.908 |
Rutile |
0.259 - 0.294 |
2.848 -
2.849 |
Cuprite |
0.000 |
2.880 -
3.220 |
Hematite |
0.280 |
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