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Shigaite Vs Anglesite


Anglesite Vs Shigaite


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Origin
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Australia, Mexico  

Color
Yellow, Brown, Black, orange  
Yellow, Greenish, Brownish, Colorless, White, gray, Green, Blue, Violet, orange  

Streak
Yellow, White  
White  

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

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Moderately flexible  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.32  
6.30-6.39  

Fracture
Flexible Flexible fragments.  
Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009)  

Cleavage
Perfect on {0001}  
[001] good, [210] distinct  

Mohs Hardness
2  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
Not Available  
PbSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Distinct  
NilArthur Thomas  

Dispersion
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0.04  
10

Transparency
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Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.546  
1.877-1.894  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
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0.017  

Clarity
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Transparent  

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Shigaite Vs Anglesite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Shigaite and Anglesite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Shigaite Vs Anglesite 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 Shigaite is Flexible Flexible fragments.. Anglesite fracture is Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas and Gemstones (2009).

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Shigaite Vs Anglesite Luster

A primary knowledge about Shigaite vs Anglesite 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. Shigaite exhibits Vitreous luster. Anglesite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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