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Faustite Vs Milarite


Milarite Vs Faustite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Brazil  

Color
Green  
Colorless, White, Greenish  

Streak
Greenish, White  
White  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Specific Gravity
2.9  
2.52-2.60  

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Brittle  
Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Metallic  

Cleavage
{???} Indistinct  
{0001} Imperfect, {1120} Imperfect  

Mohs Hardness
4.5  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
KCa 2AlBe 2Si 12O 30 · 0.5H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy  
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  

Refractive Index
1.612  
1.529-1.560  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1  
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Birefringence
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0.000-0.011  

Clarity
Translucent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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Faustite Vs Milarite Fracture

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

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Faustite Vs Milarite Luster

A primary knowledge about Faustite vs Milarite 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. Faustite exhibits Waxy luster.

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