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Cobaltite Vs Orthoclase


Orthoclase Vs Cobaltite


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Origin
Canada   
Russia   

Color
Reddish, White, Violet, gray, Black, Reddish, White, Violet, gray, Black   
Colorless, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow, White, pink   

Streak
Black   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Specific Gravity
6.3   
2.54-2.61   

Fracture
UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references, UnevenAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Metallic   
Gems, Uneven   

Cleavage
{100} Good, {010} Good, {001} Good   
Has perfect cleavage on {001} and good cleavage on {010}. Cleavages intersect at 90°.   

Mohs Hardness
5.5   
6   

Chemical Composition
CoAsSAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
Very weak   
colorless.   

Dispersion
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0.01   
28

Transparency
Gems   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
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1.518-1.536   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic Pyramidal H-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P ca21   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
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0.0050-0.0060   

Clarity
Gems   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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Cobaltite Vs Orthoclase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cobaltite and Orthoclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cobaltite Vs Orthoclase 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 Cobaltite is Brittle, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) More from other references, Metallic, UnevenAnthony et al and UnevenAnthony et al. Orthoclase fracture is Gems and Uneven.

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Cobaltite Vs Orthoclase Luster

A primary knowledge about Cobaltite vs Orthoclase 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. Orthoclase, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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