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Leucite Vs Chabazite


Chabazite Vs Leucite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
India, Italy  

Color
White, Colorless, gray, Yellow  
White, Reddish  

Streak
White  
White  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.45-2.50  
2.08-2.16  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Irregular/uneven  

Cleavage
Poor on {110}  
distinct/good on {1011}  

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6  
4.5  

Chemical Composition
KAlSi 2O 6Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
CaAl 2Si 4O 12 -6H 2OArthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
0.01  
29
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Transparency
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Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.504-1.510  
1.478-1.490  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
tetragonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.001  
0.005-0.008  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Leucite Vs Chabazite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Leucite and Chabazite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Leucite Vs Chabazite 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 Leucite is Conchoidal. Chabazite fracture is Irregular/uneven.

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Leucite Vs Chabazite Luster

A primary knowledge about Leucite vs Chabazite 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. Leucite exhibits Vitreous luster. Chabazite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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