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Chabazite Vs Sillimanite


Sillimanite Vs Chabazite


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Origin
India, Italy   
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil   

Color
White, Reddish   
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray   

Streak
White   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Tough   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.08-2.16   
3.20-3.26   

Fracture
Irregular/uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)   
Splintery   

Cleavage
distinct/good on {1011}   
{010} perfect   

Mohs Hardness
4.5   
6-7.5   

Chemical Composition
CaAl 2Si 4O 12 -6H 2OArthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)   
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky   

Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas   
Colourless to pale brown to yellow   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.478-1.490   
1.653-1.685   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.005-0.008   
0.020-0.022   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Chabazite Vs Sillimanite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Chabazite and Sillimanite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Chabazite Vs Sillimanite 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 Chabazite is Gemstones (2009), Irregular/uneven and UnevenArthur Thomas. Sillimanite fracture is Splintery.

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Chabazite Vs Sillimanite Luster

A primary knowledge about Chabazite vs Sillimanite 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. Chabazite exhibits Vitreous luster. Sillimanite, on other hand, exhibits Silky, Subadamantine and Vitreous luster.

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