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Hackmanite Vs Shortite


Shortite Vs Hackmanite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Canada  

Color
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, pink  
Colorless, Yellow  

Streak
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White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Energy
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.27-2.33  
2.61  

Fracture
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Conchoidal  

Cleavage
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{010} Distinct  

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6  
3  

Chemical Composition
Na 8Al 6Si 6O 24Cl 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
Na 2Ca 2(CO 3) 3Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
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Pleochroism
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Yellow green grayUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.483-1.487  
1.530-1.569  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
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0.039  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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Hackmanite Vs Shortite Fracture

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

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Hackmanite Vs Shortite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hackmanite vs Shortite 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. Hackmanite exhibits Vitreous luster.

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