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Austinite Vs Plumbogummite


Plumbogummite Vs Austinite


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Origin
USA   
Australia   

Color
Colorless, White, Green, White, Green, Brown, Colorless, Green, White, White   
Blue, Grey, Greenish, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Brown   

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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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
Easily soluble in cold dilute HCl   
Soluble   

Durability
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Not Available   

Specific Gravity
4.12   
4.014   

Fracture
Brittle, Uneven, Brittle, Uneven   
Uneven, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Good in two directions parallel to the prism faces {110}   
None   

Mohs Hardness
4-4.5   
4-5   

Chemical Composition
CaZn(AsO4)(OH)   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Subadamantine, Silky, Fibrous   
Resinous   

Pleochroism
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None   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.759   
1.653-1.688   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
0.024   
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Clarity
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Benefits

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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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Austinite Vs Plumbogummite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Austinite and Plumbogummite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Austinite Vs Plumbogummite 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 Austinite is Brittle, Brittle, Uneven and Uneven. Plumbogummite fracture is Conchoidal and Uneven.

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Austinite Vs Plumbogummite Luster

A primary knowledge about Austinite vs Plumbogummite 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. Austinite exhibits Fibrous, Silky and Subadamantine luster. Plumbogummite, on other hand, exhibits Resinous luster.

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