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Fuchsite Vs Friedelite


Friedelite Vs Fuchsite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
USA  

Color
Green  
Red, Brown, Yellow, pink  

Streak
White  
pink  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Specific Gravity
2.77-2.88  
3.06-3.19  

Fracture
Uneven  
UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) Tough, Brittle, Uneven  

Cleavage
Perfect basal  
{010} Perfect  

Mohs Hardness
2.5  
4-5  

Chemical Composition
K(Al,Cr) 3Si 3O 10(OH) 2Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
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Pleochroism
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NilArthur Thomas  

Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent  
Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.552-1.618  
1.627-1.663  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m  

Birefringence
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0.032-0.035  

Clarity
Transparent  
Translucent  

Benefits

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Fuchsite Vs Friedelite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Fuchsite and Friedelite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Fuchsite Vs Friedelite 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 Fuchsite is Uneven. Friedelite fracture is UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) Tough, Brittle and Uneven.

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Fuchsite Vs Friedelite Luster

A primary knowledge about Fuchsite vs Friedelite 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. Fuchsite exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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