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Goethite Vs Anhydrite


Anhydrite Vs Goethite


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Origin
Australia   
Mexico   

Color
Brown, Brown, Reddish, Brownish, Yellow, Brown, Reddish, Brownish, Yellow   
Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, Brown, Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, rose, Brown, gray, Colorless, White, Violet, gray, Colorless, White, Violet, gray   

Streak
Brown, Brownish, Yellow   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
HCl soluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
4.27-4.29   
2.90-2.98   

Fracture
Uneven, torn surfaces, (e.g. fractured metals)., Uneven, Gemstones (2009), torn surfaces, (e.g. fractured metals).   
Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Perfect {010}   
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.   

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5   
3.5   

Chemical Composition
FeO(OH)Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)   
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Pearly, Greasy   

Pleochroism
VisibleArthur Thomas   
For violet varieties   

Dispersion
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0.01   
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Transparency
Gemstones (2009)   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
2.26-2.398   
1.570-1.614   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.138   
0.042-0.044   

Clarity
Gemstones (2009)   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Goethite Vs Anhydrite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Goethite and Anhydrite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Goethite Vs Anhydrite 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 Goethite is (e.g. fractured metals)., (e.g. fractured metals)., Gemstones (2009), torn surfaces, torn surfaces, Uneven and Uneven. Anhydrite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones (2009) and UnevenArthur Thomas.

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Goethite Vs Anhydrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Goethite vs Anhydrite 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. Goethite exhibits Adamantine luster. Anhydrite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Pearly luster.

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