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Cassiterite Vs Beryl


Beryl Vs Cassiterite


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Origin
Sri Lanka   
Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Color: yellow, green, pink or colorless, Hardness: 7.5, Refractive index: 1.57 1.59, Density: 2.67 2.75, Chemical composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Russia, India, Pakistan, China. Among other varieties of beryl such as emerald, aquamarine or bixbite, beryl exists in different varieties such as: light yellow (heliodor), light green (vanadium beryl), light pink (morganite) or colorless (goshenite). Heat treatment could be applied to pink beryls to improve their color.   

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

Streak
White, Brownish, Brownish, White   
White   

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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Energy
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Receptive   

Deities
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Powers
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
insoluble   
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Durability
Not Available   
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Specific Gravity
6.86-7.03   
2.60-2.90   

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

Cleavage
{100} imperfect, {110} indistinct; partings on {111} or {011}   
Imperfect on {0001}   

Mohs Hardness
6-7   
7.5-8   

Chemical Composition
SnO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
Be3Al2Si6O18   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine, Greasy   
Vitreous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous   

Pleochroism
Pleochroic haloes have been observed. Dichroic in yellow   
Weak to distinct   

Dispersion
0.07   
6
0.01   
26

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent, Transparent to opaque   

Refractive Index
1.990-2.105   
1.560-1.604   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
0.096-0.098   
0.0040-0.0070   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Cassiterite Vs Beryl Fracture

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

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Cassiterite Vs Beryl Luster

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

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