Asbecasite

Formula: Ca3(Ti, Sn)As6Si2Be2O20

Reflected/transmitted colour: yellow to colourless

Pleochroism:

Optical isotropy/anisotropy: uniaxial, anomalously biaxial

Optical sign: -

Refractive indices: w = 1.86, e = 1.83

Birefringence δ: 0.03

2V angle: (0-17°)

Dispersion:

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