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Jeremejevite Vs Scapolite


Scapolite Vs Jeremejevite


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

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

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Planetary
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.28-3.31  
2.58-2.74  

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle  
ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Splintery  

Cleavage
None observed  
{100} Distinct, {110} Distinct  

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7.5  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
Al 6B 5O 15(F,OH) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
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
Vitreous  
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Pleochroism
Colorless  
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Dispersion
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0.02  
22

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

Refractive Index
1.638-1.650  
1.540-1.579  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
tetragonal  

Birefringence
0.0130  
0.006-0.037  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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Jeremejevite Vs Scapolite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Jeremejevite and Scapolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Jeremejevite 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. Fracture observed in Jeremejevite is Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Brittle. Scapolite fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Splintery.

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Jeremejevite Vs Scapolite Luster

A primary knowledge about Jeremejevite 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. Jeremejevite exhibits Vitreous luster.

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