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Hemimorphite Vs Hardystonite


Hardystonite Vs Hemimorphite


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Origin
Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Austria   
USA   

Color
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, gray, Yellow, White   
White, Brown, pink   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
Soluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.30-3.50   
3.396-3.443   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   
Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare   
[001] good, [100] and [110] fair   

Mohs Hardness
5   
3-4   

Chemical Composition
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
Ca 2ZnSi 2O 7Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Adamantine, Silky   
Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy   

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann   
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Dispersion
0.02   
18
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

Refractive Index
1.614-1.636   
1.672   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
tetragonal   

Birefringence
0.022   
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Clarity
Transparent   
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   

Benefits

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Hemimorphite Vs Hardystonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hemimorphite and Hardystonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hemimorphite Vs Hardystonite 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 Hemimorphite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven. Hardystonite fracture is Brittle and Metallic.

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Hemimorphite Vs Hardystonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hemimorphite vs Hardystonite 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. Hemimorphite exhibits Adamantine, Silky and Vitreous luster. Hardystonite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy, Resinous and Vitreous luster.

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