Origin
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Brazil, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Burma, Sri Lanka, India
  
Color
Greenish, White, White, gray, Greenish, Reddish, White, gray, Greenish, Green, gray, White, gray, Greenish, Green, gray
  
Red, Violet
  
Streak
White
  
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For which Rashi?
Aquarius
  
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
Not Noted
  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing
  
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
Brittle
  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-2.65
  
3.62-4.20
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven, Conchoidal
  
ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012), ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)
  
Cleavage
Perfect on {001}, very good on {010}, imperfect on {110}
  
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Mohs Hardness
6-6.5
  
7-7.5
  
Chemical Composition
NaAlSi 3O 8Michael OâDonoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)
  
(Fe,Mg) 3Al 2(SiO 4) 3gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)
  
Luster
Vitreous, Pearly
  
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Pleochroism
colorless.
  
AbsentWalter Schumann
  
Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
  
TransparentGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)
  
Refractive Index
1.525-1.542
  
1.73-1.77
  
Optic Character
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Crystal System
Triclinic
  
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Birefringence
0.008-0.011
  
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Clarity
Transparent
  
TransparentGemdat.org
  
Physical
  
  
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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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Albite Vs Pyrope Almandine Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Albite and Pyrope Almandine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Albite Vs Pyrope Almandine 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 Albite is Conchoidal, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006), Uneven, Uneven and Uneven. Pyrope Almandine fracture is ConchoidalGemdat.org, ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012) and Management Team (2012).
Albite Vs Pyrope Almandine Luster
A primary knowledge about Albite vs Pyrope Almandine 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. Albite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.