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Cinnabar Vs Poudretteite


Poudretteite Vs Cinnabar


Astrology

Origin
Spain, China   
Canada, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Red, gray, Brown, pink   
Violet, Colorless, pink   

Streak
Scarlet, Red   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Slightly sectile   
Brittle   

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   
2.51-2.53   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones (2009), Brittle   
Conchoidal, Splintery   

Cleavage
Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect   
None   

Mohs Hardness
2-2.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
HgSMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
KNa 2B 3Si 12O 30Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas   
Colorless   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
2.905-3.25   
1.511-1.532   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
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0.021   

Clarity
Translucent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

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Cinnabar Vs Poudretteite Fracture

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

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Cinnabar Vs Poudretteite Luster

A primary knowledge about Cinnabar vs Poudretteite 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. Poudretteite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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