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Kornerupine Vs Hureaulite


Hureaulite Vs Kornerupine


Astrology

Origin
Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia   
USA, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow   
Violet, Red, White, Reddish   

Streak
White   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.25-3.45   
3.19   

Fracture
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Uneven   
Brittle, Uneven   

Cleavage
Good on {110}   
{???} Distinct   

Mohs Hardness
6.5   
3.5   

Chemical Composition
Mg 3Al 6(Si,Al,B) 5O 21(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   
Mn2+5(PO 4) 2(PO 3OH) 2 · 4H 2O)Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Greasy   

Pleochroism
X = colorless to green; Y = colorless   
Colorless yellow to pale rose reddish yellow to reddish brown.Anthony et al   

Dispersion
0.02   
21
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.660-1.685   
1.647-1.667   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c   

Birefringence
0.012-0.017   
0.012   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Kornerupine Vs Hureaulite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Kornerupine and Hureaulite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Kornerupine Vs Hureaulite 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 Kornerupine is Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Hureaulite fracture is Brittle and Uneven.

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Kornerupine Vs Hureaulite Luster

A primary knowledge about Kornerupine vs Hureaulite 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. Kornerupine exhibits Vitreous luster. Hureaulite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.

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