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Elbaite Vs Cuprite


Cuprite Vs Elbaite


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Origin
Italy, Canada  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Blue, Red, Yellow, Colorless, Green, White  
Red, Brown, Black  

Streak
White  
Brownish, Red  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

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Specific Gravity
2.90-3.10  
5.85-6.15  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  
Conchoidal, Metallic, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle  

Cleavage
Poor/indistinct on {1120} and {1011}  
Fair in four directions forming octahedrons  

Mohs Hardness
7  
3.5-4  

Chemical Composition
Na(Li 1.5Al 1.5)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012) More from other references  
Cu 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Pale green  
visible  

Dispersion
0.02  
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Transparency
Transparent  
TranslucentWalter Schumann  

Refractive Index
1.614-1.666  
2.849  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
cubic  

Birefringence
0.014-0.032  
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Clarity
Transparent  
TranslucentWalter Schumann  

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Elbaite Vs Cuprite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Elbaite and Cuprite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Elbaite Vs Cuprite 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 Elbaite is Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalAnthony et al and Handbook of mineralogy (2001). Cuprite fracture is Conchoidal, Metallic, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Brittle.

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Elbaite Vs Cuprite Luster

A primary knowledge about Elbaite vs Cuprite 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. Elbaite exhibits Vitreous luster. Cuprite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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