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Carletonite Vs Creedite


Creedite Vs Carletonite


Astrology

Origin
Canada  
Mexico  

Color
White, Colorless, Blue, pink  
Colorless, Violet, White  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.45  
2.70  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle  
Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, good on {110}  
Perfect on {100}  

Mohs Hardness
4-4.5  
4.5  

Chemical Composition
KNa 4Ca 4Si 8O 18(CO 3) 4(OH,F) · H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Weak  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.517-1.521  
1.461-1.485  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.004  
0.024  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Carletonite Vs Creedite Fracture

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

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Carletonite Vs Creedite Luster

A primary knowledge about Carletonite vs Creedite 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. Carletonite exhibits Vitreous luster. Creedite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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