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Alexandrite Vs Serpentine


Serpentine Vs Alexandrite


Astrology

Origin
Russia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Color: color change, from bluish green (daylight) to purple, red or brown (incandescent light), Hardness: 8, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O4, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Russia, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Burma   
USA, Southern and central Africa, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy, green, blue, China, India, USA, Italy   

Color
Green   
White, Yellow   

Streak
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For which Rashi?
Scorpio   
Gemini   

Planet
Venus   
Saturn   

Element of Planets
Earth   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Projective, Receptive   
Projective   

Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Love   
Healing   

Birthstone
  
  

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
3.69-3.81   
2.44-2.62   

Fracture
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Uneven, Uneven, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Cleavage
1,1 ; 3,2.   
Not Available   

Mohs Hardness
8.5   
2.5-5.5   

Chemical Composition
BeAl 2 O 4   
H 4Mg 3Si 2O 9Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous, Greasy, Silky   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
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None   

Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to nearly opaque   
Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.739-1.770   
1.560-1.571   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.007-0.010   
0.008-0.014   

Clarity
Transparent   
Translucent   

Benefits

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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Alexandrite Vs Serpentine Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Alexandrite and Serpentine Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Alexandrite Vs Serpentine 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. Serpentine fracture is Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Uneven and Uneven.

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Alexandrite Vs Serpentine Luster

A primary knowledge about Alexandrite vs Serpentine 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. Alexandrite exhibits Vitreous luster. Serpentine, on other hand, exhibits Greasy, Silky and Vitreous luster.

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