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Antigorite Vs Agrellite


Agrellite Vs Antigorite


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Origin
Italy   
Canada   

Color
Green, Green, gray, Brown, Black   
White, White, Greenish, White, Greenish, White, Greenish   

Streak
Greenish, White, Greenish, White   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.58-2.80   
2.88   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle, Metallic, Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
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Cleavage
{001} Good   
perfect [110]   

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5   
5.5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
NaCa2Si4O10F   

Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy, Silky, Resinous, Greasy   
Pearly   

Pleochroism
pale greenish yellow.   
colorless.   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent   
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Refractive Index
1.530-1.575   
1.567   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Monoclinic Domatic H-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
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0.014   

Clarity
Translucent   
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Benefits

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Antigorite Vs Agrellite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Antigorite and Agrellite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Antigorite Vs Agrellite 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 Antigorite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) and Metallic.

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Antigorite Vs Agrellite Luster

A primary knowledge about Antigorite vs Agrellite 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. Antigorite exhibits Greasy, Resinous, Silky and Waxy luster. Agrellite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.

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