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Sillimanite Vs Chromite


Chromite Vs Sillimanite


Astrology

Origin
USA, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Australia, Italy, Brazil  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Blue, Green, Brownish, Greenish, Colorless, gray  
Black, Brownish, Brown  

Streak
White  
Brown  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Tough  
Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.20-3.26  
4.5-4.8  

Fracture
Splintery  
Uneven  

Cleavage
{010} perfect  
None, parting may develop along {111}  

Mohs Hardness
6-7.5  
5.5  

Chemical Composition
Al 2SiO 5Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
Fe++Cr2O4  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Subadamantine, Silky  
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Pleochroism
Colourless to pale brown to yellow  
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
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Refractive Index
1.653-1.685  
2.08-2.16  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Isometric  

Birefringence
0.020-0.022  
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Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

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Sillimanite Vs Chromite Fracture

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

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Sillimanite Vs Chromite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sillimanite vs Chromite 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. Sillimanite exhibits Vitreous, Subadamantine and Silky luster.

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