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Iddingsite Vs Charlesite


Charlesite Vs Iddingsite


Astrology

Origin
Australia  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Brown  
Colorless, White, Yellow, pink  

Streak
None  
White  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.5-2.8  
1.79  

Fracture
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Irregular/uneven, Brittle, Metallic  

Cleavage
{???} Perfect  
Perfect on {10bar10}  

Mohs Hardness
3  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
MgO.Fe2O3.3SiO2•4(H2O)  
Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12•26(H2O)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Nearly colorless to pale golden yellow  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Refractive Index
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1.492  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
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Clarity
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Benefits

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Iddingsite Vs Charlesite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Iddingsite and Charlesite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Iddingsite Vs Charlesite 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. Charlesite fracture is Irregular/uneven, Brittle and Metallic.

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Iddingsite Vs Charlesite Luster

A primary knowledge about Iddingsite vs Charlesite 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. Iddingsite exhibits Vitreous luster. Charlesite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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