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Spodumene Vs Microcline


Microcline Vs Spodumene


Astrology

Origin
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, Pakistan, Canada  
Madagascar, Southern and central Africa  

Color
Green, White  
White, Yellow, Blue, Green, gray  

Streak
White  
White  

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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
insoluble  
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Specific Gravity
3.15-3.21  
2.55-2.63  

Fracture
Uneven, Subconchoidal, Gemstones (2009)  
Uneven, Gems  

Cleavage
Perfect prismatic, two directions {110} ∧ {1 1 0} at 87°  
{001} Perfect, {010} Good  

Mohs Hardness
6-7  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
LiAlSi2O6  
KAlSi 3O 8Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Strong in kunzite: α-purple  
WeakMichael O’Donoghue  

Dispersion
0.02  
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Transparency
Transparent  
Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.657-1.681  
1.514-1.539  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: C1  

Birefringence
0.014-0.018  
0.008-0.010  

Clarity
Gems  
Translucent  

Benefits

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Spodumene Vs Microcline Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Spodumene and Microcline Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Spodumene Vs Microcline 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 Spodumene is Uneven, Subconchoidal and Gemstones (2009). Microcline fracture is Uneven and Gems.

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Spodumene Vs Microcline Luster

A primary knowledge about Spodumene vs Microcline 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. Spodumene exhibits Vitreous luster. Microcline, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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