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Variscite Vs Brucite


Brucite Vs Variscite


Astrology

Origin
Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany  
Pakistan  

Color
Green, Blue, Colorless  
White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Red, gray  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Virgo  
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Element of Planets
Earth  
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Sectile  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.42-2.58  
2.39  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  
Irregular  

Cleavage
[010] perfect  
Perfect on {0001}  

Mohs Hardness
4-5  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)  
Mg(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Waxy  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue  

Refractive Index
1.560-1.594  
1.56-1.60  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.031  
0.010-0.020  

Clarity
Translucent  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue  

Benefits

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Variscite Vs Brucite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Variscite and Brucite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Variscite Vs Brucite 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 Variscite is Conchoidal, Splintery and ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Brucite fracture is Irregular.

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Variscite Vs Brucite Luster

A primary knowledge about Variscite vs Brucite 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. Variscite exhibits Vitreous and Waxy luster. Brucite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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