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Chondrodite Vs Dioptase


Dioptase Vs Chondrodite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Dioptase from Altyn Tübe, Kazakhstan, the type locality   

Color
Red, Yellow, Brownish, White, Reddish, Greenish, orange   
Green, Blue, Green   

Streak
Grey, Yellow, gray   
Green   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
Soluble   
Soluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.10-3.20   
3.25-3.35   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle   
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Poor to good on (001)   
Perfect in three directions   

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe) 5(SiO 4) 2(F,OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
X golden yellow to orange   
Weak; dark emerald green   

Dispersion
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0.04   
13

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Refractive Index
1.589-1.670   
1.644-1.720   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
0.027-0.032   
0.051-0.053   

Clarity
Transparent   
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Benefits

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Chondrodite Vs Dioptase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Chondrodite and Dioptase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Chondrodite Vs Dioptase 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 Chondrodite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Uneven and Uneven. Dioptase fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references.

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Chondrodite Vs Dioptase Luster

A primary knowledge about Chondrodite vs Dioptase 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. Chondrodite exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster. Dioptase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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