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Kainite Vs Linarite


Linarite Vs Kainite


Astrology

Origin
Austria, Mexico, China  
Linarite, from La Carolina District, Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, the type locality . Picture width 1.5 mm  

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

Streak
White  
Blue  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.15  
5.35  

Fracture
Splintery, Conchoidal, Brittle  
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle  

Cleavage
{001}, perfect  
Perfect on {100}, imperfect on {001}  

Mohs Hardness
2.5-3  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
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PbCu(SO 4)(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Visible: X = violet  
X = pale blue; Y = blue; Z = Prussian blue  

Dispersion
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Transparency
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Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.494  
1.809-1.859  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.022  
0.050  

Clarity
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Transparent  

Benefits

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Kainite Vs Linarite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Kainite and Linarite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Kainite Vs Linarite 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. Linarite fracture is Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) and Brittle.

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Kainite Vs Linarite Luster

A primary knowledge about Kainite vs Linarite 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. Linarite, on other hand, exhibits Sub-Adamantine and Vitreous luster.

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