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Epidote
Epidote
Refractive Index
1.7191–1.7565
Abbe Number
37.9–53.8
Crystal System
Isotropic (cubic)
Formation
Natural
Dispersion Data
Measured (published fit)
Fits
4
Refraction Fits
Fit #1
Shannon / Cauchy
n
n
=
1.7376
V
D
=
45.9
n
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
1.720
1.740
1.760
1.780
n
2
=
1
+
0.5157
(
λ
2
−
0.013768
)
λ
2
Fit #2
— Specimen fit
Shannon / Cauchy
n
n
=
1.7565
V
D
=
53.8
n
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
1.740
1.750
1.760
1.770
1.780
1.790
n
2
=
1
+
0.4965
(
λ
2
−
0.011883
)
λ
2
pistazite, Rauhbeerstein, Zoptau
Fit #3
— Specimen fit
Shannon / Cauchy
n
n
=
1.7520
V
D
=
37.9
n
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
1.740
1.760
1.780
1.800
n
2
=
1
+
0.5074
(
λ
2
−
0.016555
)
λ
2
Knappenwand, Sulzbachtal
Fit #4
— Specimen fit
Shannon / Cauchy
n
n
=
1.7191
V
D
=
47.3
n
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
1.700
1.720
1.740
1.760
n
2
=
1
+
0.5319
(
λ
2
−
0.013348
)
λ
2
Pakistan
Absorption Specimens
LED
SUN
I
F
Epidote
Kenya, Eastern Province (Makueni District), Mtito Andei
LED
SUN
I
F
Epidote
Namibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb (Tsumeb Mine)
LED
SUN
I
F
Epidote
Not stated
LED
SUN
I
F
Epidote
Sri Lanka
LED
SUN
I
F
Epidote
United States, California