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Jadeite Vs Vanadinite


Vanadinite Vs Jadeite


Astrology

Origin
Guatemala, Russia, Columbia, Canada, Italy  
Mexico  

Color
White, Red, Brown, Green, gray  
Red, Brown, Yellow, Grey, Colorless, Brownish  

Streak
White  
Brownish, Yellow  

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Element of Planets
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Water  

Energy
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.28-3.38  
6.8-7.1  

Fracture
Splintery, UnevenArthur Thomas, Difficult, Fibrous  
Uneven, Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
Good on [110]  
None  

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7  
3-4  

Chemical Composition
NaAlSi 2O 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
C20H36  

Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly  
Resinous  

Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent  
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Refractive Index
1.652-1.688  
2.416  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.013-0.020  
0.066  

Clarity
Translucent  
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Benefits

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Jadeite Vs Vanadinite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Jadeite and Vanadinite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Jadeite Vs Vanadinite 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 Jadeite is Splintery, UnevenArthur Thomas, Difficult and Fibrous. Vanadinite fracture is Uneven, Conchoidal and Brittle.

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Jadeite Vs Vanadinite Luster

A primary knowledge about Jadeite vs Vanadinite 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. Jadeite exhibits Pearly luster. Vanadinite, on other hand, exhibits Resinous luster.

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