Origin
Not Available, Southern and central Africa
  
Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Austria
  
Color
White, Reddish, Colorless, gray, White, Red, Reddish
  
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, gray, Yellow, White
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Planet
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Element of Planets
Not Available
  
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ring Metal
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
Brittle
  
Solubility
Not Available
  
Soluble
  
Durability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Gravity
2.77
  
3.30-3.50
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
Perfect [001] good [010] poor [110]
  
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare
  
Mohs Hardness
6-6.5
  
5
  
Chemical Composition
CaAl 2Si 2O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Adamantine, Silky
  
Pleochroism
colorless.
  
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Dispersion
Not Available
  
Transparency
Transparent
  
Transparent, Translucent
  
Refractive Index
1.575-1.588
  
1.614-1.636
  
Optic Character
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Crystal System
Triclinic
  
Orthorhombic
  
Birefringence
0.012-0.013
  
0.022
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
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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Qualities Associated
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Anorthite Vs Hemimorphite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Anorthite and Hemimorphite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Anorthite Vs Hemimorphite 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 Anorthite is Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven and Uneven. Hemimorphite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven.
Anorthite Vs Hemimorphite Luster
A primary knowledge about Anorthite vs Hemimorphite 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. Anorthite exhibits Vitreous luster. Hemimorphite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Silky and Vitreous luster.