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Chrysoberyl Vs Cassiterite


Cassiterite Vs Chrysoberyl


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Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: blue, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 8.5, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O3, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma. Bluish stones are most valuable. Prices for chrysoberyls grow rapidly with weight, and clean stones bigger than 15 cts are rare and therefore an excellent investment.   
Sri Lanka   

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

Streak
White   
White, Brownish, Brownish, White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water   
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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
Healing   
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
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insoluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.69-3.81   
6.86-7.03   

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Brittle, Metallic   
Subconchoidal, Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Irregular   

Cleavage
Distinct on {110}, imperfect on {010}, poor on {001}   
{100} imperfect, {110} indistinct; partings on {111} or {011}   

Mohs Hardness
8.5   
6-7   

Chemical Composition
BeAl 2 O 4   
SnO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Adamantine, Greasy   

Pleochroism
X = red; Y = yellow-orange; Z = emerald-green   
Pleochroic haloes have been observed. Dichroic in yellow   

Dispersion
0.02   
24
0.07   
6

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.746-1.763   
1.990-2.105   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
tetragonal   

Birefringence
0.007-0.013   
0.096-0.098   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Chrysoberyl Vs Cassiterite Fracture

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

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Chrysoberyl Vs Cassiterite Luster

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

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