As nouns the difference between gem and durangite

is that gem is a precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine while durangite is a rare sodium aluminium arsenate fluoride gem with brittle crystals, chemical formula NaAl(AsO₄)F.

As a verb gem

is to adorn with, or as if with, gems.

As a proper noun Gem

is a native or resident of the American state of Idaho.

As nouns the difference between brittle and durangite

is that brittle is (uncountable) a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts while durangite is a rare sodium aluminium arsenate fluoride gem with brittle crystals, chemical formula naal(aso₄)f.

As an adjective brittle

is inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.

As a proper noun crystal

is .

As a noun durangite is

a rare sodium aluminium arsenate fluoride gem with brittle crystals, chemical formula naal(aso₄)f.

As an adjective asbestiform

is having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility.

As a noun duporthite is

(mineral) a rare asbestiform mineral, a mixture of talc and chlorite.

As nouns the difference between talc and duporthite

is that talc is a soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses while duporthite is (mineral) a rare asbestiform mineral, a mixture of talc and chlorite.

As a verb talc

is to apply talc.

As a noun dutch

is (slang) wife.

As a verb dutchify is

to render more dutch.

As nouns the difference between dutchman and dutcher

is that dutchman is (carpentry|masonry) a piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired while dutcher is (humorous) dutchman.

As nouns the difference between dutchwoman and dutcher

is that dutchwoman is a dutch woman; a woman from the netherlands while dutcher is (humorous) dutchman.

Dutchie is a synonym of dutcher.

As nouns the difference between dutchie and dutcher

is that dutchie is (slang|smoking) a cannabis blunt rolled inside a while dutcher is (humorous) dutchman.

As nouns the difference between hard and duricrust

is that hard is stove, heater; an enclosed space in which fuel (usually wood) is burned to provide heating, usually for cooking while duricrust is a thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.