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Pargasite Vs Baryte


Baryte Vs Pargasite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa, Vietnam  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Green, Black, Brown  
Colorless, White, Blue, Yellow, Grey, Brown  

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
3.04-3.26  
4.3-5  

Fracture
Splintery, Brittle, Uneven  
Irregular/uneven  

Cleavage
{110} perfect  
Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect  

Mohs Hardness
5-6  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
NaCa 2(Mg 4Al)Si 6Al 2O 22(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
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Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent  
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Refractive Index
1.613-1.663  
1.634-1.637  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.020  
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Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

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Pargasite Vs Baryte Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pargasite and Baryte Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pargasite Vs Baryte 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 Pargasite is Splintery, Brittle and Uneven. Baryte fracture is Irregular/uneven.

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Pargasite Vs Baryte Luster

A primary knowledge about Pargasite vs Baryte 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. Pargasite exhibits Vitreous luster. Baryte, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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