Mimetite Vs Spodumene
Origin
Mexico, Southern and central Africa
  
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, Pakistan, Canada
  
Color
Brownish, Red, Yellow, White, Brown, orange
  
Green, White
  
Streak
White
  
White
  
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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Deities
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Powers
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
Brittle
  
Solubility
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insoluble
  
Durability
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Specific Gravity
7.10
  
3.15-3.21
  
Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle
  
Uneven, Subconchoidal, Gemstones (2009)
  
Cleavage
[10 1 1] Imperfect
  
Perfect prismatic, two directions {110} ∧ {1 1 0} at 87°
  
Mohs Hardness
3.5
  
6-7
  
Chemical Composition
Pb 5(AsO 4) 3ClMichael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
  
LiAlSi2O6
  
Luster
Resinous, Subadamantine
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Weak
  
Strong in kunzite: α-purple
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent
  
Transparent
  
Refractive Index
2.106-2.263
  
1.657-1.681
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal
  
monoclinic
  
Birefringence
0.019
  
0.014-0.018
  
Clarity
Translucent
  
Gems
  
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Mimetite Vs Spodumene Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Mimetite and Spodumene Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Mimetite Vs Spodumene 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 Mimetite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009). Spodumene fracture is Gemstones (2009), Subconchoidal and Uneven.
Mimetite Vs Spodumene Luster
A primary knowledge about Mimetite vs Spodumene 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. Mimetite exhibits Resinous and Subadamantine luster. Spodumene, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.