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Boleite Vs Brucite


Brucite Vs Boleite


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Origin
Mexico  
Pakistan  

Color
Blue  
White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Blue, gray, Yellow, White  

Streak
Greenish, Blue, Green  
White  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Specific Gravity
5.05  
2.39  

Fracture
Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  
Irregular  

Cleavage
[001] perfect  
Perfect on {0001}  

Mohs Hardness
3-3.5  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
Pb 26Ag 10Cu 24Cl 62(OH) 48 · 3H 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  
Mg(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
0.07  
6
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Transparency
Transparent  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Refractive Index
2.05  
1.56-1.60  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Isometric  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.010  
0.010-0.020  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue  

Benefits

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Boleite Vs Brucite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Boleite and Brucite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Boleite Vs Brucite 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 Boleite is Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Brucite fracture is Irregular.

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Boleite Vs Brucite Luster

A primary knowledge about Boleite vs Brucite 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. Boleite exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster. Brucite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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