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Hydrogrossular Vs Carletonite


Carletonite Vs Hydrogrossular


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Canada   

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

Streak
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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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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.25-3.40   
2.45   

Fracture
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Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
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Perfect on {001}, good on {110}   

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8   
4-4.5   

Chemical Composition
hydrogrossular Massive vein s of opaque Grossular Garnet that resembles Jade . It is white to light green in color, and may be colored in a white, green, and pink combination. Hydrogrossular is often regarded as a variety of Grossular, but it is scientifi   
KNa 4Ca 4Si 8O 18(CO 3) 4(OH,F) · H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Weak   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.680-1.712   
1.517-1.521   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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tetragonal   

Birefringence
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0.004   

Clarity
Translucent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

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Hydrogrossular Vs Carletonite Fracture

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

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Hydrogrossular Vs Carletonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hydrogrossular vs Carletonite 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. Carletonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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