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Gibbsite Vs Cavansite


Cavansite Vs Gibbsite


Astrology

Origin
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India   

Color
Green, White, gray, Green, White, gray   
Blue, Greenish, Greenish, Blue   

Streak
White   
Blue, White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.35   
2.25-2.33   

Fracture
Fibrous, Difficult, Fibrous   
Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
{001} Perfect   
Good on {010}   

Mohs Hardness
2.5-3   
3-4   

Chemical Composition
Al(OH)3   
Ca(VO)Si4O10•4(H2O)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
colorless.   
Visible: X=Z= colorless Y= blue   

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
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1.542   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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0.009   

Clarity
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Benefits

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Gibbsite Vs Cavansite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Gibbsite and Cavansite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Gibbsite Vs Cavansite 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 Gibbsite is Difficult, Fibrous and Fibrous. Cavansite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Metallic and Metallic.

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Gibbsite Vs Cavansite Luster

A primary knowledge about Gibbsite vs Cavansite 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. Gibbsite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Cavansite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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