Elbaite Vs Xonotlite
Origin
Italy, Canada
  
Mexico
  
Color
Blue, Red, Yellow, Colorless, Blue, Colorless, Green, Yellow, White, Blue, Colorless, Green, Yellow, White
  
White, Colorless, gray, pink
  
Streak
White
  
Colorless, White
  
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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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Tenacity
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Specific Gravity
2.90-3.10
  
2.71-2.72
  
Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Difficult, Fibrous
  
Cleavage
Poor/indistinct on {1120} and {1011}
  
{???} Good
  
Mohs Hardness
7
  
6-6.5
  
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
  
Ca 6Si 6O 17(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Silky
  
Pleochroism
Pale green
  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent
  
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Refractive Index
1.614-1.666
  
1.581-1.593
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.014-0.032
  
0.010
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
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Elbaite Vs Xonotlite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Elbaite and Xonotlite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Elbaite Vs Xonotlite 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 Brittle, Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven. Xonotlite fracture is Difficult, Fibrous and Handbook of mineralogy (2001).
Elbaite Vs Xonotlite Luster
A primary knowledge about Elbaite vs Xonotlite 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. Xonotlite, on other hand, exhibits Silky and Vitreous luster.