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Bowenite Vs Heliodor


Heliodor Vs Bowenite


Astrology

Origin
Afghanistan, China, Southern and central Africa   
Russia, Brazil, Madagascar, USA, Russia, Brazil, Yellow, Madagascar, Namibia, USA, Russia, Brazil, Yellow, Madagascar, Namibia, USA   

Color
Green, Yellow   
Yellow   

Streak
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Energy
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.58-2.80   
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Fracture
Uneven, Irregular, Management Team (2012)   
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Cleavage
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Mohs Hardness
5.5   
7.5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy, Silky, Resinous, Greasy   
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli, Blue Chart Gem Identification (2010)   
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Refractive Index
1.530-1.575   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Birefringence
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Clarity
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Benefits

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Bowenite Vs Heliodor Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Bowenite and Heliodor Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Bowenite Vs Heliodor 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 Bowenite is Irregular, Management Team (2012) and Uneven.

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Bowenite Vs Heliodor Luster

A primary knowledge about Bowenite vs Heliodor 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. Bowenite exhibits Greasy, Resinous, Silky and Waxy luster.

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