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Orthoclase Vs Cuprite


Cuprite Vs Orthoclase


Astrology

Origin
Russia   
Southern and central Africa   

Color
Colorless, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow, White, pink   
Red, Brown, Red, Red, Black   

Streak
White   
Brownish, Red, Brownish, Red   

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.54-2.61   
5.85-6.15   

Fracture
Gems, Uneven   
Conchoidal, Metallic, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
Has perfect cleavage on {001} and good cleavage on {010}. Cleavages intersect at 90°.   
Fair in four directions forming octahedrons   

Mohs Hardness
6   
3.5-4   

Chemical Composition
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   
Cu 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Adamantine   

Pleochroism
colorless.   
visible   

Dispersion
0.01   
28
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Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
TranslucentWalter Schumann   

Refractive Index
1.518-1.536   
2.849   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
cubic   

Birefringence
0.0050-0.0060   
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
TranslucentWalter Schumann   

Benefits

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Orthoclase Vs Cuprite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Orthoclase and Cuprite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Orthoclase Vs Cuprite 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 Orthoclase is Gems and Uneven. Cuprite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones (2009), Metallic and UnevenArthur Thomas.

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Orthoclase Vs Cuprite Luster

A primary knowledge about Orthoclase vs Cuprite 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. Orthoclase exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Cuprite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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