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Chalcopyrite Vs Nuummite


Nuummite Vs Chalcopyrite


Astrology

Origin
A primary mineral in hydrothermal veins, stockworks, disseminations   
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Color
Yellow, Green, Black   
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Streak
Yellow, Green, Black, Greenish, Black   
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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   
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Solubility
Soluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.1-4.3   
3.18-3.37   

Fracture
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic   
Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Indistinct on {011}   
Perfect on 210   

Mohs Hardness
3.5-4   
5.5-6   

Chemical Composition
CuFeS 2Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
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Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
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1.635-1.663   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal   
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Birefringence
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0.0170-0.230   

Clarity
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Benefits

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Chalcopyrite Vs Nuummite Fracture

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

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Chalcopyrite Vs Nuummite Luster

A primary knowledge about Chalcopyrite vs Nuummite 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.

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