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Kainite Vs Cinnabar


Cinnabar Vs Kainite


Astrology

Origin
Austria, Mexico, China  
Spain, China  

Color
Colorless, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Violet, Blue, gray  
Red, gray, Brown, pink  

Streak
White  
Scarlet, Red  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Slightly sectile  

Solubility
Soluble  
1.04 x 10−25 g per 100 ml water (Ksp at 25°C = 2 x 10−32)   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.15  
2  

Fracture
Splintery, Conchoidal, Brittle  
Uneven, Gemstones (2009), Brittle  

Cleavage
{001}, perfect  
Prismatic {10 1 0}, perfect  

Mohs Hardness
2.5-3  
2-2.5  

Chemical Composition
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HgSMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Visible: X = violet  
NilArthur Thomas  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.494  
2.905-3.25  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.022  
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Clarity
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Translucent  

Benefits

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Kainite Vs Cinnabar Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Kainite and Cinnabar Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Kainite Vs Cinnabar 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 Kainite is Splintery, Conchoidal and Brittle. Cinnabar fracture is Uneven, Gemstones (2009) and Brittle.

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Kainite Vs Cinnabar Luster

A primary knowledge about Kainite vs Cinnabar 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. Kainite exhibits Vitreous luster. Cinnabar, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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