Diaspore Vs Linarite
Origin
Turkey
  
Linarite, from La Carolina District, Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, the type locality . Picture width 1.5 mm
  
Color
Colorless, White, Yellow, White, Greenish, gray, Brown, Colorless, Yellow
  
Blue
  
Streak
White
  
Blue
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Powers
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Tenacity
Very brittle
  
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Solubility
insoluble
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.30-3.40
  
5.35
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle
  
Cleavage
{010} perfect, {110} distinct, {100} in traces
  
Perfect on {100}, imperfect on {001}
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5-7
  
2.5
  
Chemical Composition
AlO(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
PbCu(SO 4)(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Luster
Pearly
  
Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Strong
  
X = pale blue; Y = blue; Z = Prussian blue
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
1.702-1.750
  
1.809-1.859
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.048
  
0.050
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
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Diaspore Vs Linarite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Diaspore and Linarite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Diaspore Vs Linarite 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 Diaspore is Brittle, Conchoidal and Conchoidal. Linarite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al and Handbook of mineralogy (2001).
Diaspore Vs Linarite Luster
A primary knowledge about Diaspore vs Linarite 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. Diaspore exhibits Pearly luster. Linarite, on other hand, exhibits Sub-Adamantine and Vitreous luster.