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Legrandite Vs Sillimanite


Sillimanite Vs Legrandite


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Origin
Mexico   
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil   

Color
Yellow, yellowish orange   
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Tough   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.98-4.04   
3.20-3.26   

Fracture
Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle   
Splintery   

Cleavage
Imperfect, poor one {100}   
{010} perfect   

Mohs Hardness
4.5-5   
6-7.5   

Chemical Composition
Zn 2(AsO 4)(OH) · H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky   

Pleochroism
Colorless   
Colourless to pale brown to yellow   

Dispersion
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Transparency
Gems   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.702-1.740   
1.653-1.685   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.060   
0.020-0.022   

Clarity
Gems   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Legrandite Vs Sillimanite Fracture

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

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Legrandite Vs Sillimanite Luster

A primary knowledge about Legrandite vs Sillimanite 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. Legrandite exhibits Vitreous luster. Sillimanite, on other hand, exhibits Silky, Subadamantine and Vitreous luster.

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