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Orthoclase Vs Meionite


Meionite Vs Orthoclase


Astrology

Origin
Russia  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Colorless, Greenish, Yellow, White, pink  
White, Violet, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Colorless, Greenish  

Streak
White  
Colorless  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.54-2.61  
2.78  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Has perfect cleavage on {001} and good cleavage on {010}. Cleavages intersect at 90°.  
{???} Distinct, {???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
6  
5-6  

Chemical Composition
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
3CaAl 2Si 2O 8 · CaCO 3Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Vitreous, Resinous  

Pleochroism
colorless.  
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Dispersion
0.01  
28
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Transparency
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Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.518-1.536  
1.556-1.600  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
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Birefringence
0.0050-0.0060  
0.024-0.037  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Orthoclase Vs Meionite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Orthoclase and Meionite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Orthoclase Vs Meionite 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 Uneven. Meionite fracture is Uneven and Conchoidal.

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Orthoclase Vs Meionite Luster

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

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