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Bastnasite Vs Gibbsite


Gibbsite Vs Bastnasite


Astrology

Origin
Turkey, Russia, Canada   
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Color
Reddish, Brown   
Green, White, gray, Green, White, gray   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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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
4.95-5.0   
2.35   

Fracture
Uneven   
Fibrous, Difficult, Fibrous   

Cleavage
Imperfect to indistinct on {10 1 0}, parting on {0001}   
{001} Perfect   

Mohs Hardness
4-5   
2.5-3   

Chemical Composition
(Ce,La)(CO 3)FMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
Al(OH)3   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Faint   
colorless.   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
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Refractive Index
1.717-1.722   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.100   
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
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Benefits

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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Bastnasite Vs Gibbsite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Bastnasite and Gibbsite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Bastnasite Vs Gibbsite 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 Bastnasite is Uneven. Gibbsite fracture is Difficult, Fibrous and Fibrous.

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Bastnasite Vs Gibbsite Luster

A primary knowledge about Bastnasite vs Gibbsite 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. Bastnasite exhibits Greasy, Pearly and Vitreous luster. Gibbsite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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