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Axinite Vs Anthophyllite


Anthophyllite Vs Axinite


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Origin
USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Color: colorless, Not Available, brown, blue bluish, Hardness: 6.5 7, Refractive index: 1.673 1.693, Density: 3.26 3.36, Chemical composition: Ca2(Fe, Mn)Al2BSi4O15(OH), Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: USA, Mexico, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Axinite is a collectors stone that is rarely used in jewelry.   
Not Available, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Green, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey, Reddish, Brown, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Violet, Grey   
Brown, White, Greenish, gray, Green, Brown, Brownish, White, Greenish, gray, Green, Brown, Brownish   

Streak
White   
gray   

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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.26-3.36   
2.9-3.5   

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)   
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Good on {100}   
{110} Perfect, {???} Distinct, {???} Distinct   

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7   
5.5-6   

Chemical Composition
(Ca,Fe,Mn,Mg) 3Al 2BSi 4O 15(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 2(Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Strong   
When Fe-rich   

Dispersion
0.02   
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.656-1.704   
1.603-1.690   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Triclinic   
Orthorhombic Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P nma   

Birefringence
0.009-0.012   
Not Available   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

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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Axinite Vs Anthophyllite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Axinite and Anthophyllite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Axinite Vs Anthophyllite 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 Axinite is Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Anthophyllite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal and Conchoidal.

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Axinite Vs Anthophyllite Luster

A primary knowledge about Axinite vs Anthophyllite 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. Axinite exhibits Vitreous luster. Anthophyllite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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