Triplite Vs Cacoxenite
Origin
China, Pakistan
  
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Color
Red, Brown, Black, pink, Brownish
  
Yellow, Brownish, Reddish, Green, Brownish, Yellow, Green, Yellow, Red
  
Streak
gray
  
White, Yellow
  
For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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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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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.85-3.94
  
2.2-2.6
  
Fracture
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Uneven
  
Uneven
  
Cleavage
{010} Good, {100} Distinct
  
None
  
Mohs Hardness
5-5.5
  
3-4
  
Chemical Composition
(Mn2+ ,Fe2+ ,Mg,Ca) 2(PO 4)(F,OH)Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
(Fe+++,Al)25(PO4)17O6(OH)12•75(H2O)
  
Luster
Vitreous
  
Silky
  
Pleochroism
DistinctArthur Thomas
  
visible: O = Pale yellow E = Canary yellow to yellow orange
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent
  
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Refractive Index
1.643-1.703
  
1.575-1.585
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
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Hexagonal
  
Birefringence
0.020
  
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Clarity
Translucent
  
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Physical
  
  
Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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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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Triplite Vs Cacoxenite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Triplite and Cacoxenite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Triplite Vs Cacoxenite 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 Triplite is ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Gemstones (2009) and Uneven. Cacoxenite fracture is Uneven.
Triplite Vs Cacoxenite Luster
A primary knowledge about Triplite vs Cacoxenite 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. Triplite exhibits Vitreous luster. Cacoxenite, on other hand, exhibits Silky luster.