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Agate Vs Verdite


Verdite Vs Agate


Astrology

Origin
Brazil   
Southern and central Africa   

Color
Yellow, Red, White, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink, Black, Blue, Brown   
Green, Yellow, Red, Blue   

Streak
White   
Black   

For which Rashi?
Gemini   
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective   
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Deities
Bragi   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Courage, Love, Healing, Protection   
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-2.64   
2.80-3.0   

Fracture
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   
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Cleavage
Indiscernible   
{110} Good   

Mohs Hardness
6.5-7   
3   

Chemical Composition
SiO2   
NaFeS2•2(H2O)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Silky   

Pleochroism
Absent   
Extreme   

Dispersion
None   
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Transparency
Translucent   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.530-1.543   
1.580   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c   

Birefringence
0.004   
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Clarity
Translucent   
Translucent   

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Agate Vs Verdite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Agate and Verdite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Agate Vs Verdite 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 is Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) and UnevenWalter Schumann.

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Agate Vs Verdite Luster

A primary knowledge about Agate vs Verdite 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. Agate exhibits Vitreous luster. Verdite, on other hand, exhibits Silky and Vitreous luster.

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