Origin
Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia
  
Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Green, Brown, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow
  
Yellow, White
  
Streak
White
  
gray, Brownish, Black
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Specific Gravity
3.25-3.45
  
4.80-4.90
  
Fracture
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Uneven
  
UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Uneven
  
Cleavage
Good on {110}
  
{010} Indistinct
  
Mohs Hardness
6.5
  
6-6.5
  
Chemical Composition
Mg 3Al 6(Si,Al,B) 5O 21(OH)Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
FeS 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
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Pleochroism
X = colorless to green; Y = colorless
  
NilArthur Thomas
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Refractive Index
1.660-1.685
  
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic
  
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Birefringence
0.012-0.017
  
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
  
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
  
Physical
  
  
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Kornerupine Vs Marcasite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Kornerupine and Marcasite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Kornerupine Vs Marcasite 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. Marcasite fracture is Gemstones (2009), Gemstones (2009), Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas and UnevenArthur Thomas.
Kornerupine Vs Marcasite Luster
A primary knowledge about Kornerupine vs Marcasite 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.