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.
  
Mexico
  
Color
Red, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Yellow, Red, Colorless, gray, Yellow, Green, White
  
Colorless, Grey, gray
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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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
2.65-2.69
  
2.35-2.36
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
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Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, good on {010}
  
{???} Indistinct
  
Mohs Hardness
6-6.5
  
3.5-5
  
Chemical Composition
(Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8
  
Ca 3B 6O 6(OH) 12 · 2H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
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Pleochroism
colorless.
  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
1.543-1.564
  
1.573-1.585
  
Optic Character
Biaxial/+
  
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Crystal System
Triclinic
  
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Birefringence
0.007-0.011
  
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Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
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Andesine Vs Nifontovite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Andesine and Nifontovite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Andesine Vs Nifontovite 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.
Andesine Vs Nifontovite Luster
A primary knowledge about Andesine vs Nifontovite 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.