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Cinnabar Vs Brucite


Brucite Vs Cinnabar


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Origin
Spain, China  
Pakistan  

Color
Red, gray, Brown, pink  
White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Red, gray  

Streak
Scarlet, Red  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Slightly sectile  
Sectile  

Solubility
1.04 x 10−25 g per 100 ml water (Ksp at 25°C = 2 x 10−32)   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2  
2.39  

Fracture
Uneven, Gemstones (2009), Brittle  
Irregular  

Cleavage
Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect  
Perfect on {0001}  

Mohs Hardness
2-2.5  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
HgSMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
Mg(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Refractive Index
2.905-3.25  
1.56-1.60  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
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0.010-0.020  

Clarity
Translucent  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue  

Benefits

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Cinnabar Vs Brucite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cinnabar and Brucite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cinnabar Vs Brucite 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 Cinnabar is Uneven, Gemstones (2009) and Brittle. Brucite fracture is Irregular.

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Cinnabar Vs Brucite Luster

A primary knowledge about Cinnabar vs Brucite 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. Cinnabar exhibits Adamantine luster. Brucite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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