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Agate Opal Vs Quartz


Quartz Vs Agate Opal


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Origin
Not Available, Southern and central Africa  
Brazil  

Color
Not Available  
Black, Colorless, Green, Violet, White, Yellow, Blue, Red, pink, Brown, gray  

Streak
Not Available  
White  

For which Rashi?
Not Available  
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius  

Planet
Not Available  
Venus, Moon  

Element of Planets
Not Available  
Earth, Water  

Energy
Not Available  
Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ring Metal
Not Available  
Not Available  

Deities
Not Available  
Nerthus  

Not to wear with
Not Available  
Not Available  

Powers
Not Available  
Healing, Protection  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available  
Not Available  

Talisman
Not Available  
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available  
Brittle  

Solubility
Not Available  
Not Available  

Durability
Not Available  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
1.98-2.50  
2.65  

Fracture
Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001)  
Conchoidal, Brittle, Gems  

Cleavage
Not Available  
{0110} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6.5  
7  

Chemical Composition
SiO 2 · nH 2OWalter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)  
SiO2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Not Available  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann  
None  

Dispersion
None  
0.01  
27

Transparency
Translucent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.37-1.52  
1.544-1.553  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
Not Available  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
Not Available  
0.009  

Clarity
Translucent  
Opaque  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available  
Not Available  

Cardiovascular
Not Available  
Not Available  

Respiratory
Not Available  
Not Available  

Reproductive
Not Available  
Not Available  

Digestive
Not Available  
Not Available  

Psychology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Healing
Not Available  
Not Available  

Qualities Associated
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Agate Opal Vs Quartz Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Agate Opal and Quartz Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Agate Opal Vs Quartz 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 Agate Opal is Conchoidal and Gemstones of the world (2001). Quartz fracture is Conchoidal, Brittle and Gems.

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Agate Opal Vs Quartz Luster

A primary knowledge about Agate Opal vs Quartz 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. Quartz, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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