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Sphalerite Vs Anglesite


Anglesite Vs Sphalerite


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Origin
Mexico, USA, Spain  
Australia, Mexico  

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

Streak
Brownish, White  
White  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Specific Gravity
3.95-4.10  
6.30-6.39  

Fracture
Uneven  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{110} Perfect, {110} Perfect, {110} Perfect  
[001] good, [210] distinct  

Mohs Hardness
3.5-4  
3-3.5  

Chemical Composition
(Zn,Fe)SMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
PbSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
0.16  
4
0.04  
10

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
2.368-2.371  
1.877-1.894  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Isometric  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
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0.017  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Sphalerite Vs Anglesite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Sphalerite and Anglesite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Sphalerite 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 Sphalerite is Uneven. Anglesite fracture is Conchoidal.

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Sphalerite Vs Anglesite Luster

A primary knowledge about Sphalerite 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. Sphalerite exhibits Adamantine luster. Anglesite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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