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Oligoclase Vs Hemimorphite


Hemimorphite Vs Oligoclase


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Austria   

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

Streak
White   
White   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Soluble   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.62-2.67   
3.30-3.50   

Fracture
Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven   
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
From the Greek, oligos and kasein, little cleavage.   
Perfect on {110}, poor on {101}, {001} rare   

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
Na(90-70%)Ca(10-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi 2O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
Zn 4Si 2O 7(OH) 2H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Adamantine, Silky   

Pleochroism
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AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
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0.02   
18

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.538-1.550   
1.614-1.636   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.010   
0.022   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Oligoclase Vs Hemimorphite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Oligoclase and Hemimorphite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Oligoclase Vs Hemimorphite 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 Oligoclase is Gems, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Sixth Edition (2006) and Uneven. Hemimorphite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven.

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Oligoclase Vs Hemimorphite Luster

A primary knowledge about Oligoclase vs Hemimorphite 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. Oligoclase exhibits Vitreous luster. Hemimorphite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Silky and Vitreous luster.

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