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Nosean Vs Anatase


Anatase Vs Nosean


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Switzerland  

Color
White, Blue, gray, Green, Brown  
Colorless, Yellow, Blue, Reddish, Black, Reddish, Brown, Blue, gray, Black, Reddish, Brown, Blue, gray  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Energy
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.30-2.40  
3.82-3.97  

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle  
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  

Cleavage
{110} Perfect  
Perfect on [001] and [011]  

Mohs Hardness
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5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
Na 8Al 6Si 6O 24(SO 4) · H 2OAnthony et al , Handbook of Mineralogy (2001)  
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Adamantine  

Pleochroism
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Weak  

Dispersion
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0.21  
3

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
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2.488-2.562  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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tetragonal  

Birefringence
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0.073  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Nosean Vs Anatase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Nosean and Anatase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Nosean Vs Anatase 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 Nosean is Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal and Brittle. Anatase fracture is Subconchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).

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Nosean Vs Anatase Luster

A primary knowledge about Nosean vs Anatase 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. Anatase, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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