| Refractive Index | Mineral | Birefringence |
| from various sources | no guarantee | from various sources |
| 2.0 - 2.2 | Microlite | 0.000 |
| 2.030 | Fluornatromicrolite | 0.000 |
| 2.030 - 2.050 | Boleite | 0.000 |
| 2.049 - 2.059 | Pyromorphite | 0.010 |
| 2.114 - 2.145 | Phosgenite | 0.026 |
| 2.129 - 2.144 | Mimetite | 0.019 |
| 2.130 - 2.200 | Baddeleyite | 0.070 |
| 2.140 - 2.340 | Manganotantalite | 0.015 - 0.020 |
| 2.170 - 2.320 | Huebnerite | 0.120 - 0.130 |
| 2.170 - 2.320 | Mottramite | 0.150 |
| 2.18 - 2.27 | Stolzite | 0.080 - 0.090 |
| 2.280 - 2.405 | Wulfenite | 0.122 |
| 2.290 - 2.660 | Crocoite | 0.350 - 0.370 |
| 2.368 - 2.371 | Sphalerite | 0.000 |
| 2.374 - 2.457 | Stibiotantalite | 0.083 |
| 2.417 - 2.419 | Diamond | 0.000 |
| 2.488 - 2.564 | Anatase | 0.073 |
| 2.510 - 2.560 | Bixbyite | 0.000 |
| 2.583 - 2.700 | Brookite | 0.122 - 0.157 |
| 2.605 - 2.908 | Rutile | 0.259 - 0.294 |
| 2.848 - 2.849 | Cuprite | 0.000 |
| 2.880 - 3.220 | Hematite | 0.280 |