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Sanidine Vs Kainite


Kainite Vs Sanidine


Astrology

Origin
Madagascar, Southern and central Africa  
Austria, Mexico, China  

Color
Grey, Brownish, Blue, Colorless, White, gray, Reddish  
Colorless, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Violet, Blue, gray  

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
2.54-2.61  
2.15  

Fracture
Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
Splintery, Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
{001} Perfect, {010} Good  
{001}, perfect  

Mohs Hardness
6  
2.5-3  

Chemical Composition
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
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Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous  

Pleochroism
WeakMichael O’Donoghue  
Visible: X = violet  

Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent  
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Refractive Index
1.518-1.536  
1.494  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
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monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.005-0.008  
0.022  

Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

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Sanidine Vs Kainite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sanidine and Kainite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sanidine Vs Kainite 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 Sanidine is Uneven, Gems and Sixth Edition (2006). Kainite fracture is Splintery, Conchoidal and Brittle.

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Sanidine Vs Kainite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sanidine vs Kainite 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. Kainite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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