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Clintonite Vs Hanksite


Hanksite Vs Clintonite


Astrology

Origin
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Color
Colorless, Yellow, Brown, Green, Colorless, Green, Yellow, Red, Reddish, Brown   
Colorless, Yellow, Green, gray, Black, White   

Streak
White, Yellow, Colorless   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Element of Planets
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Planetary
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
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Readily soluble in water   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.0-3.1   
2.562   

Fracture
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic   
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Perfect on {001}   
Good on {0001}   

Mohs Hardness
3.5   
3-3.5   

Chemical Composition
Ca(Mg,Al)3(Al3Si)O10(OH)2   
KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
X = colorless   
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Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.643-1.648   
1.481   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
0.012-0.015   
0.020   

Clarity
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Benefits

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Clintonite Vs Hanksite Fracture

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

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Clintonite Vs Hanksite Luster

A primary knowledge about Clintonite vs Hanksite 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. Clintonite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Hanksite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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