Liddicoatite Vs Cancrinite
Origin
Sri Lanka
  
Canada
  
Color
Green, Red, Blue, Brown, pink
  
Colorless, White, Blue, Colorless, gray, Green, Yellow, White
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.02
  
2.42-2.52
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal
  
Irregular/uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle
  
Cleavage
{0001} Poor
  
Perfect on {10 1 0}, poor on {0001}
  
Mohs Hardness
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5-6
  
Chemical Composition
Ca(Li 2Al)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
  
Na 2Ca 2Al 6Si 6O 24(CO 3) 2Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly
  
Pleochroism
Strong: dark brown light brownAnthony et al
  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
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1.491-1.524
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Hexagonal
  
Birefringence
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0.012-0.025
  
Clarity
Transparent
  
Transparent
  
Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Liddicoatite Vs Cancrinite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Liddicoatite and Cancrinite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Liddicoatite Vs Cancrinite 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 Liddicoatite is Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven. Cancrinite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Irregular/uneven.
Liddicoatite Vs Cancrinite Luster
A primary knowledge about Liddicoatite vs Cancrinite 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. Liddicoatite exhibits Vitreous luster. Cancrinite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy, Pearly and Vitreous luster.