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Baryte Vs Rosasite


Rosasite Vs Baryte


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Italy  

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

Streak
White  
Blue, Green  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
Soluble  
Effervesces in cold  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.3-5  
4-4.2  

Fracture
Irregular/uneven  
Splintery  

Cleavage
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect  
Perfect on {100} and {010}  

Mohs Hardness
3-3.5  
4  

Chemical Composition
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Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Silky, Vitreous  

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

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.634-1.637  
1.672-1.688  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
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0.139-0.143  

Clarity
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Benefits

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Baryte Vs Rosasite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Baryte and Rosasite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Baryte 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 Baryte is Irregular/uneven. Rosasite fracture is Splintery.

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Baryte Vs Rosasite Luster

A primary knowledge about Baryte 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. Baryte exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster. Rosasite, on other hand, exhibits Silky and Vitreous luster.

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