Anatase Vs Titanite Sphene
Origin
Switzerland
  
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Kenya, Southern and central Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland
  
Color
Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Reddish, Black, Reddish, Brown, Blue, gray, Black, Reddish, Brown, Blue, gray
  
Green
  
Streak
White
  
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.82-3.97
  
3.52-3.54
  
Fracture
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)
  
ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001), ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
  
Cleavage
Perfect on [001] and [011]
  
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Mohs Hardness
5.5-6
  
5-5.5
  
Chemical Composition
TiO 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references
  
CaTiSiO 5Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
  
Luster
Adamantine
  
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Pleochroism
Weak
  
Green stones strong trichroism: typically colorless greenish yellow brownish to yellow;
  
Transparency
Transparent
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
2.488-2.562
  
1.843-2.110
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal
  
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Birefringence
0.073
  
0.100-0.192
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
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Anatase Vs Titanite Sphene Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Anatase and Titanite Sphene Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Anatase Vs Titanite Sphene 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 Anatase is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Subconchoidal. Titanite Sphene fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) and Gemstones of the world (2001).
Anatase Vs Titanite Sphene Luster
A primary knowledge about Anatase vs Titanite Sphene 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. Anatase exhibits Adamantine luster.