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Amber

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Amber Vs Anhydrite

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Astrology

Origin

India
Mexico

Color

White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Black, pink, orange
Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, Brown, rose, gray

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

Leo
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Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

Earth, Air, Water
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Healing, Protection, Love
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Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

Soluble
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Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

1.05-1.102.90-2.98
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Conchoidal

Cleavage

None
Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.

Mohs Hardness

2-2.53.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

[C,H,O]
CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references

Optical Properties

Luster

Resinous
Pearly, Greasy

Pleochroism

-
For violet varieties

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent
Transparent

Refractive Index

1.539-1.5451.570-1.614
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

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Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-99990.042-0.044
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
Enhances mental clarity and focus

Cardiovascular

-
Supports heart health

Respiratory

Poor
Good

Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
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Digestive

Supports digestive health
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Psychology

Warmth
Calmness

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Warmth
Acceptance

Amber Vs Anhydrite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Amber and Anhydrite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Amber Vs Anhydrite 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 Amber is Conchoidal. Anhydrite fracture is Conchoidal.

Amber Vs Anhydrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Amber vs Anhydrite 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. Amber exhibits Resinous luster. Anhydrite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster.