Natrolite

Refractive Index: 1.4830
Abbe Number: 60.0
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

$n$

n

= 1.4830

V_{D}

= 60.0

n (λ) = 1.4709 + 0.004214/ λ^{2}

Zeolite. GIA dispersion 0.013. Source: GIA / Winchell / Liddicoat gemological tables.

Absorption Specimens

United States, Montana