Quetzalcoatlite

Formula: Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18

Reflected/transmitted colour: Green

Pleochroism: Blue green (O), almost colourless (E)

Optical isotropy/anisotropy: Uniaxial

Optical sign: -

Refractive indices: ε = 1.740, ω = 1.802

Bireflectance/Birefringence δ: 0.062

2V angle:

Dispersion:

Optical orientation: Parallel extinction, length fast

Optical axial plane:

 

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