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Andesine Vs Amblygonite


Amblygonite Vs Andesine


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Origin
Colombia, Color: Red, Orangey Red, Orange, Yellow, color shift to Green, Hardness: 6 6.5, Refractive index: 1.55 1.56, Density: 2.66 2.70, Chemical composition: (Na, Ca)(Si, Al)4O8, Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: Congo, Tibet.   
Ethiopia, Afghanistan, China, Australia, Color: light greenish blue, pale yellow or colorless. Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.58 1.61, Density: 3.04 3.11, Chemical composition: LiAl(PO4)F, Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: Brazil (major source); also found in USA, Germany, France, UK, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Namibia, Zaire, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, China and Australia., Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.   

Color
Red, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Yellow, Red, Colorless, gray, Yellow, Green, White   
Brown, Green, White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, gray, Brown, pink, White, Yellow, gray, Greenish   

Streak
White   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Specific Gravity
2.65-2.69   
2.98-3.10   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
Sub-Conchoidal, Irregular/uneven, Sub-Conchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)   

Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, good on {010}   
[100] Perfect, [110] Good, [011] Distinct   

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5   
6   

Chemical Composition
(Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8   
(Li,Na)Al(PO 4)(F,OH)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
colorless.   
weak to none   

Dispersion
0.70   
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.543-1.564   
1.578-1.646   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Triclinic   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.007-0.011   
0.020-0.030   

Clarity
Transparent   
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Andesine Vs Amblygonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Andesine and Amblygonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Andesine Vs Amblygonite 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 Andesine is Conchoidal, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven, Uneven and Uneven. Amblygonite fracture is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Gemstones (2009), Irregular/uneven, Sub-Conchoidal, Sub-Conchoidal and Uneven.

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Andesine Vs Amblygonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Andesine vs Amblygonite 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. Andesine exhibits Vitreous luster. Amblygonite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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