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Aegirine Vs Gaspeite


Gaspeite Vs Aegirine


Astrology

Origin
Canada, Russia, Kenya, Brazil, Norway  
Canada, Australia  

Color
Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown  
Green  

Streak
Yellow, Yellowish-grey, gray  
Yellow, Green  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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HCl soluble  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.50-3.60  
3.71  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven  

Cleavage
Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}  
{10 1 1} Good  

Mohs Hardness
6  
4.5-5  

Chemical Composition
(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
(Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Resinous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Emerald green  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.720-1.778  
1.830  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.037-0.061  
0.220  

Clarity
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Benefits

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Aegirine Vs Gaspeite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Aegirine and Gaspeite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Aegirine Vs Gaspeite fracture. Whenever a gemstone chip breaks, it leaves a characteristic line along its breakage. Such lines are known as fracture and are used to identify the gemstones in their initial stages of production when they are in the form of rough minerals. Fracture is usually described with the terms “fibrous” and “splintery” to denote a fracture that usually leaves elongated and sharp edges. Fracture observed in Aegirine is Uneven. Gaspeite fracture is Uneven.

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Aegirine Vs Gaspeite Luster

A primary knowledge about Aegirine vs Gaspeite luster is useful in apparent identifications of these gemstones. Luster is the measure of light that gets reflected when incident on a finished cut gemstone. There are two major types of lusters: Silky and Adamantine. Since luster varies between two crystals of even the same gemstone, luster is limited to basic identification criteria. Aegirine exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster. Gaspeite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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