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Brookite Vs Swiss blue topaz


Swiss blue topaz Vs Brookite


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Origin
Russia   
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Color
Red, Reddish, Brown, Black, Brown, Reddish, orange   
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet   

Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.87-4.14   
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Fracture
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle   
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Cleavage
Poor on {120}, in traces on {001}   
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Mohs Hardness
5.5-6   
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Chemical Composition
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
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Pleochroism
Very weak   
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
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Refractive Index
2.583-2.741   
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
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Birefringence
0.117   
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Clarity
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Benefits

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Brookite Vs Swiss blue topaz Fracture

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

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Brookite Vs Swiss blue topaz Luster

A primary knowledge about Brookite vs Swiss blue topaz 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. Brookite exhibits Adamantine luster.

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