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Pargasite Vs Hambergite


Hambergite Vs Pargasite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa, Vietnam   
the type locality   

Color
Green, Black, Brown   
Colorless, gray, White   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.04-3.26   
2.33-2.37   

Fracture
Splintery, Brittle, Uneven   
ConchoidalWalter Schumann, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Metallic   

Cleavage
{110} perfect   
Perfect on {010}, good on {100}   

Mohs Hardness
5-6   
7.5   

Chemical Composition
NaCa 2(Mg 4Al)Si 6Al 2O 22(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
Be 2BO 3(OH)Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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NilArthur Thomas   

Dispersion
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0.02   
24

Transparency
Transparent   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.613-1.663   
1.543-1.631   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
0.020   
0.071-0.074   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

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Neurological
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Reproductive
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Pargasite Vs Hambergite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Pargasite and Hambergite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Pargasite Vs Hambergite 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 Brittle, Splintery and Uneven. Hambergite fracture is Brittle, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Metallic.

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Pargasite Vs Hambergite Luster

A primary knowledge about Pargasite vs Hambergite 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. Hambergite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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