Strontium Titanate
| Refractive Index : 2.409 |
| Optical Characteristic : SR |
| Specific Gravity : 5.13 (+0.02 – 0.02) |
| Formula : SrTiO3 |
| Crystal System : Cubic |
| Variety/Species : strontium titanate |
| Species/Group : Synthetic Tausonite |
| Birefringence : none |
| Dispersion : 0.190 |
| Hardness : 5 to 6 |
| Toughness : fair |
| Ultrasonic : Usually safe |
| Steam : risky |
| UV Long : Inert |
| UV Short : Inert |
| Pleochroism : None |
| Strength : N/A |
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| Pleochroism Colors : None |
| Heat : sensitive |
| Acids : No reaction |
| Light : stable |
| Polish Luster : vitreous to subadamantine |
| Fracture : conchoidal |
| Fracture Luster : Vitreous |
| Clarity Type : N/A |
| Tones : N/A |
| Saturations : N/A |
| Cause of Color : none |
| Enhancements : none |
| Cleavage : None |
| Color Range : Colorless, (diamond simulant) Yellowish |
| Transparency : Transparent |
| Phenomena : None |
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| Separations : Strontium Titanate from- Diamond : Thermal tester, SG, spectrum, magnification, shadow pattern Zircon : doubling, magnification, spectrum, SG, dispersion CZ : dispersion, SG, shzdow pattern, color on pavilion Synthetic Rutile : color, doubling, spectrum, SG YAG : dispersion, SG, see-through GGG and YAG: color on pavilion, dispersion, SG, fluorescence, see-through, shadow pattern |
| Identifying Characteristics and information Usually flawless but may have gas bubbles. Very little see-through. Very high dispersion. Low hardness produces poor polish. |
| Spectral Data not diagnostic. |
| Trade Names and Misnomers Diagem Dynagem Fabulite Jewelite Kennth Lane Jewel Lustigem Marvelite Pauline Jewel Sorella Starilian |
Tags: strontium titanate, Synthetic Tausonite
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