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Carnallite Vs Arfvedsonite


Arfvedsonite Vs Carnallite


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Origin
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Canada, Russia  

Color
Red, Violet, Blue, Colorless, Yellow, White  
Black, Green, gray  

Streak
White  
Not Available, gray, Green  

For which Rashi?
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Energy
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
Soluble  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
1.6  
3.3-3.5  

Fracture
Violet, Conchoidal, Brittle  
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic  

Cleavage
None  
Perfect on [110]  

Mohs Hardness
2.5  
5-6  

Chemical Composition
KMgCl3•6(H2O)  
NaNa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Strong: Blue-greens  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.467  
1.652-1.699  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.0270  
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Clarity
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Benefits

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Carnallite Vs Arfvedsonite Fracture

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

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Carnallite Vs Arfvedsonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Carnallite 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. Carnallite exhibits Greasy luster. Arfvedsonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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