Phosgenite

Refractive Index
2.1000
Abbe Number
25.0
Crystal System
Isotropic (cubic)
Formation
Natural
Dispersion Data
Approximate (from n, V)
Fits
1

Refraction Fits

Fit #1— Cauchy from (n_D, V_D estimated from lead carbonate family)

Cauchy approximation

Valid 0.38–0.78 µm

= 2.1000 = 25.0
n4004505005506006507007502.0502.1002.1502.200

Pb carbonate-chloride. Dispersion estimated. n_D from published gemological tables; V_D estimated from lead carbonate family because species-specific dispersion is not widely reported. Source: Winchell / GIA / Liddicoat compilations.

Absorption Specimens