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Fluorapatite Vs Aegirine


Aegirine Vs Fluorapatite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Canada, Russia, Kenya, Brazil, Norway  

Color
Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brown, White, Colorless  
Green, Greenish, Black, Reddish, Brown  

Streak
White  
Yellow, Yellowish-grey, gray  

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Physical Properties

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Specific Gravity
3.1-3.25  
3.50-3.60  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven  

Cleavage
Indistinct  
Good on {110}, (110) ^ (1 1 0) ≈87°; parting on {100}  

Mohs Hardness
5  
6  

Chemical Composition
Ca 5(PO 4) 3FAnthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  
(Na,Fe,Ca)Si 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Resinous  
Vitreous, Resinous  

Pleochroism
Weak to strong if coloreD  
Emerald green  

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Transparency
Transparent  
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Refractive Index
1.631-1.650  
1.720-1.778  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
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0.037-0.061  

Clarity
Transparent  
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Fluorapatite Vs Aegirine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Fluorapatite and Aegirine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Fluorapatite Vs Aegirine 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 Fluorapatite is Uneven. Aegirine fracture is Uneven.

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Fluorapatite Vs Aegirine Luster

A primary knowledge about Fluorapatite vs Aegirine 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. Fluorapatite exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster. Aegirine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster.

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