Musgravite

Refractive Index
1.7200
Abbe Number
50.0
Crystal System
Isotropic (cubic)
Formation
Natural
Dispersion Data
Approximate (from n, V)
Fits
1

Refraction Fits

Fit #1— Cauchy from (n_D, V_D)

Cauchy approximation

Valid 0.38–0.78 µm

= 1.7200 = 50.0
n4004505005506006507007501.7001.7201.7401.760

Taaffeite-group Be-Mg-Al oxide; extremely rare. GIA dispersion 0.018. Source: GIA / Winchell / Liddicoat gemological tables.

Absorption Specimens