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Aegirine Vs Hanksite


Hanksite Vs Aegirine


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Origin
Canada, Russia, Kenya, Brazil, Norway  
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Color
Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown  
Colorless, Yellow, Green, gray, Black, White  

Streak
Yellow, Yellowish-grey, gray  
White  

For which Rashi?
Pisces  
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing  
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
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Readily soluble in water  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.50-3.60  
2.562  

Fracture
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic  
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}  
Good on {0001}  

Mohs Hardness
6  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Resinous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
X = emerald green  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  
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Refractive Index
1.720-1.778  
1.481  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.037-0.061  
0.020  

Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  
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Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Aegirine Vs Hanksite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Aegirine and Hanksite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Aegirine Vs Hanksite 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, Brittle and Metallic. Hanksite fracture is Uneven, Conchoidal and Brittle.

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Aegirine Vs Hanksite Luster

A primary knowledge about Aegirine vs Hanksite 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. Hanksite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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