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Mottramite Vs Andesine


Andesine Vs Mottramite


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Origin
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Colombia, Color: Red, Orangey Red, Orange, Yellow, color shift to Green, Hardness: 6 6.5, Refractive index: 1.55 1.56, Density: 2.66 2.70, Chemical composition: (Na, Ca)(Si, Al)4O8, Crystal structure: triclinic, Origins: Congo, Tibet.   

Color
Brown, Green, Yellow   
Red, Yellow, White, gray, Green, Yellow, Red, Colorless, gray, Yellow, Green, White   

Streak
Green, Brownish   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
Soluble   
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
5.9   
2.65-2.69   

Fracture
Sub-Conchoidal, Brittle, Metallic   
Uneven, Uneven, Conchoidal, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Cleavage
None observed   
Perfect on {001}, good on {010}   

Mohs Hardness
3   
6-6.5   

Chemical Composition
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(Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8   

Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Visible X=Y= canary yellow to greenish yellow   
colorless.   

Dispersion
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0.70   
2

Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
2.170   
1.543-1.564   

Optic Character
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Biaxial/+   

Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.150   
0.007-0.011   

Clarity
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Transparent   

Benefits

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Mottramite Vs Andesine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Mottramite and Andesine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Mottramite Vs Andesine 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 Mottramite is Brittle, Metallic and Sub-Conchoidal. Andesine fracture is Conchoidal, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven, Uneven and Uneven.

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Mottramite Vs Andesine Luster

A primary knowledge about Mottramite vs Andesine 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. Mottramite exhibits Greasy luster. Andesine, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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