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Cancrinite Vs Cassiterite


Cassiterite Vs Cancrinite


Astrology

Origin
Canada   
Sri Lanka   

Color
Colorless, White, Blue, Colorless, gray, Green, Yellow, White   
Black, Brownish, Reddish, Brown, Red, Yellow, White, Colorless, Brown, Brownish, Black, Colorless, Green, gray   

Streak
White   
White, Brownish, Brownish, White   

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
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
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insoluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.42-2.52   
6.86-7.03   

Fracture
Irregular/uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle   
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Irregular   

Cleavage
Perfect on {10 1 0}, poor on {0001}   
{100} imperfect, {110} indistinct; partings on {111} or {011}   

Mohs Hardness
5-6   
6-7   

Chemical Composition
Na 2Ca 2Al 6Si 6O 24(CO 3) 2Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
SnO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly   
Adamantine, Greasy   

Pleochroism
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Pleochroic haloes have been observed. Dichroic in yellow   

Dispersion
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0.07   
6

Transparency
Transparent   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.491-1.524   
1.990-2.105   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal   
tetragonal   

Birefringence
0.012-0.025   
0.096-0.098   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Cancrinite Vs Cassiterite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cancrinite and Cassiterite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cancrinite Vs Cassiterite 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 Cancrinite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Irregular/uneven. Cassiterite fracture is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Irregular, Subconchoidal and Uneven.

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Cancrinite Vs Cassiterite Luster

A primary knowledge about Cancrinite vs Cassiterite 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. Cancrinite exhibits Greasy, Pearly and Vitreous luster. Cassiterite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine and Greasy luster.

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