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Gaylussite Vs Kainite


Kainite Vs Gaylussite


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Origin
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Austria, Mexico, China   

Color
Colorless, White, Yellow, Grey, Colorless, gray, White, Yellow   
Colorless, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Violet, Blue, gray   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
decomposes in water   
Soluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
1.93-1.99   
2.15   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle   
Splintery, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
perfect [110]   
{001}, perfect   

Mohs Hardness
2.5   
2.5-3   

Chemical Composition
Na2Ca(CO3)2•5(H2O)   
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Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Visible: X = violet   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.444   
1.494   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.079   
0.022   

Clarity
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Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Gaylussite Vs Kainite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Gaylussite and Kainite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Gaylussite Vs Kainite 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 Gaylussite is Brittle, Conchoidal and Conchoidal. Kainite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal and Splintery.

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Gaylussite Vs Kainite Luster

A primary knowledge about Gaylussite vs Kainite 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. Gaylussite exhibits Vitreous luster. Kainite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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