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Creedite Vs Rubellite


Rubellite Vs Creedite


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Origin
Mexico  
Afghanistan, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Southern and central Africa, Russia, Sri Lanka  

Color
Colorless, Violet, White  
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet  

Streak
White  
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Powers
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.70  
3.01-3.06  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  

Cleavage
Perfect on {100}  
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Mohs Hardness
4.5  
7-7.5  

Chemical Composition
Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
Na(Li 1.5Al 1.5)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012) Formula given for elbaite.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
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Pleochroism
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Strong: dark red pinkish-redHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
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0.02  
22

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.461-1.485  
1.614-1.666  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
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Birefringence
0.024  
0.014-0.040  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Creedite Vs Rubellite Fracture

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

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Creedite Vs Rubellite Luster

A primary knowledge about Creedite vs Rubellite 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. Creedite exhibits Vitreous luster.

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