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Corundum Vs Anglesite


Anglesite Vs Corundum


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Australia, Mexico   

Color
Violet, Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, gray   
Yellow, Greenish, Brownish, Colorless, White, gray, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Blue, Colorless, Green, gray, Yellow, Blue, Colorless, Green, gray, Yellow, orange   

Streak
White, None   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
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Solubility
insoluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.90-4.05   
6.30-6.39   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Difficult, Fibrous   
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
None – parting in 3 directions   
[001] good, [210] distinct   

Mohs Hardness
9   
3-3.5   

Chemical Composition
Al 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)   
PbSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine, Vitreous   
Adamantine   

Pleochroism
None   
NilArthur Thomas   

Dispersion
0.02   
21
0.04   
10

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.758-1.780   
1.877-1.894   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.007-0.010   
0.017   

Clarity
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Corundum Vs Anglesite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Corundum and Anglesite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Corundum Vs Anglesite 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 Corundum is Difficult, Fibrous, Gems, Uneven and Uneven. Anglesite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).

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Corundum Vs Anglesite Luster

A primary knowledge about Corundum vs Anglesite 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. Corundum exhibits Adamantine and Vitreous luster. Anglesite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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