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Andesine Vs Rosasite


Rosasite 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.  
Italy  

Color
Red, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Colorless  
Blue, Green  

Streak
White  
Blue, Green  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
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Effervesces in cold  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.65-2.69  
4-4.2  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
Splintery  

Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, good on {010}  
Perfect on {100} and {010}  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
4  

Chemical Composition
(Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8  
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Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Silky, Vitreous  

Pleochroism
colorless.  
Strong: X = pale emerald green or colourless; Y = dark emerald green or pale blue; Z = dark emerald green or pale blue  

Dispersion
0.70  
2
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  
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Refractive Index
1.543-1.564  
1.672-1.688  

Optic Character
Biaxial/+  
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Crystal System
Triclinic  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.007-0.011  
0.139-0.143  

Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

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Andesine Vs Rosasite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Andesine and Rosasite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Andesine Vs Rosasite 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 Uneven, Conchoidal, Gems and Sixth Edition (2006). Rosasite fracture is Splintery.

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Andesine Vs Rosasite Luster

A primary knowledge about Andesine vs Rosasite 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. Rosasite, on other hand, exhibits Silky and Vitreous luster.

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