Hibschite Vs Pargasite
Origin
Southern and central Africa
  
Southern and central Africa, Vietnam
  
Color
Colorless, White, gray, Brown, pink
  
Green, Black, Brown
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Powers
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.05-3.08
  
3.04-3.26
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Irregular, Management Team (2012), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Splintery, Brittle, Uneven
  
Cleavage
None
  
{110} perfect
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
Ca 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3-x(OH) 4x (x=0.2 to 1.5)Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
NaCa 2(Mg 4Al)Si 6Al 2O 22(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Semitransparent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
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1.613-1.663
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Isometric Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: I a3d
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
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0.020
  
Clarity
TranslucentAnthony et al
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Psychology
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Hibschite Vs Pargasite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Hibschite and Pargasite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Hibschite Vs Pargasite 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 Hibschite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Irregular, Management Team (2012), Uneven and Uneven. Pargasite fracture is Brittle, Splintery and Uneven.
Hibschite Vs Pargasite Luster
A primary knowledge about Hibschite vs Pargasite 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. Hibschite exhibits Vitreous luster. Pargasite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.