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Hydrogrossular Vs Scapolite


Scapolite Vs Hydrogrossular


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Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Canada, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Burma, Afghanistan  

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

Streak
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White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Energy
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.25-3.40  
2.58-2.74  

Fracture
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ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Splintery  

Cleavage
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{100} Distinct, {110} Distinct  

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8  
5.5-6  

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  
Na 4Al 3Si 9O 24Cl to Ca 4Al 6Si 6O 24(CO 3,SO 4)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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0.02  
22

Transparency
Translucent  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  

Refractive Index
1.680-1.712  
1.540-1.579  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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tetragonal  

Birefringence
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0.006-0.037  

Clarity
Translucent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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Hydrogrossular Vs Scapolite Fracture

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

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Hydrogrossular Vs Scapolite Luster

A primary knowledge about Hydrogrossular vs Scapolite 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.

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