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Hanksite Vs Arfvedsonite


Arfvedsonite Vs Hanksite


Astrology

Origin
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Canada, Russia  

Color
Colorless, Yellow, Green, gray, Black, White  
Black, Green, gray  

Streak
White  
Not Available, gray, Green  

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

Finger
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Ring Metal
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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
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
Readily soluble in water  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.562  
3.3-3.5  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal  
Uneven  

Cleavage
Good on {0001}  
Perfect on [110]  

Mohs Hardness
3-3.5  
5-6  

Chemical Composition
KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl  
NaNa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Strong: Blue-greens  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
1.481  
1.652-1.699  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.020  
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Clarity
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Benefits

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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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Hanksite Vs Arfvedsonite Fracture

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

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Hanksite Vs Arfvedsonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hanksite vs Arfvedsonite 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. Hanksite exhibits Vitreous luster. Arfvedsonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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