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Cacoxenite Vs Arfvedsonite


Arfvedsonite Vs Cacoxenite


Astrology

Origin
Not Available   
Canada, Russia   

Color
Yellow, Brownish, Reddish, Green, Brownish, Yellow, Green, Yellow, Red   
Black, Green, Black, Green, Black, Green, gray, Black, Green, gray   

Streak
White, Yellow   
Not Available, Not Available, gray, Green   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

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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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.2-2.6   
3.3-3.5   

Fracture
Uneven   
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
None   
Perfect on [110]   

Mohs Hardness
3-4   
5-6   

Chemical Composition
(Fe+++,Al)25(PO4)17O6(OH)12•75(H2O)   
NaNa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2   

Optical Properties

Luster
Silky   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
visible: O = Pale yellow E = Canary yellow to yellow orange   
Strong: Blue-greens   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.575-1.585   
1.652-1.699   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
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Clarity
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Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Cacoxenite Vs Arfvedsonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cacoxenite and Arfvedsonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cacoxenite Vs Arfvedsonite 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 Cacoxenite is Uneven. Arfvedsonite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Metallic, Metallic and Uneven.

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Cacoxenite Vs Arfvedsonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Cacoxenite vs Arfvedsonite 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. Cacoxenite exhibits Silky luster. Arfvedsonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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