Origin
Linarite, from La Carolina District, Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, the type locality . Picture width 1.5 mm
  
Canada, Russia
  
Color
Blue
  
Black, Green, Black, Green, Black, Green, gray, Black, Green, gray
  
Streak
Blue
  
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Powers
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Tenacity
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Brittle
  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
5.35
  
3.3-3.5
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle
  
Uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Brittle, Metallic
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {100}, imperfect on {001}
  
Perfect on [110]
  
Mohs Hardness
2.5
  
5-6
  
Chemical Composition
PbCu(SO 4)(OH) 2Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
NaNa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2
  
Luster
Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
X = pale blue; Y = blue; Z = Prussian blue
  
Strong: Blue-greens
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent
  
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Refractive Index
1.809-1.859
  
1.652-1.699
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.050
  
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Clarity
Transparent
  
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Physical
  
  
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Linarite Vs Arfvedsonite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Linarite and Arfvedsonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Linarite Vs Arfvedsonite 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 Linarite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al and Handbook of mineralogy (2001). Arfvedsonite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Metallic, Metallic and Uneven.
Linarite Vs Arfvedsonite Luster
A primary knowledge about Linarite vs Arfvedsonite 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. Linarite exhibits Sub-Adamantine and Vitreous luster. Arfvedsonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.