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Amber Vs Malachite

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Astrology

Origin

India
Southern and central Africa

Color

White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Black, pink, orange
Green

Streak

White
Green

For which Rashi?

Leo
Capricorn, Scorpio

Planet

-
Venus

Element of Planets

Earth, Air, Water
Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Freyja
Freyja

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Healing, Protection, Love
Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

Soluble
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

1.05-1.103.25-4.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

None
Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}

Mohs Hardness

2-2.53.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

[C,H,O]
Cu2CO3(OH)2

Optical Properties

Luster

Resinous
Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

Transparent, Translucent
Opaque

Refractive Index

1.539-1.5451.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

-
monoclinic

Birefringence

-99990.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

Transparent
-

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

Enhances mental clarity and focus
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Poor
Good

Reproductive

Supports reproductive health
-

Digestive

Supports digestive health
Supports digestive health

Psychology

Warmth
Transformation

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Warmth
Transformation

Amber Vs Malachite Fracture

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

Amber Vs Malachite Luster

A primary knowledge about Amber vs Malachite 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. Malachite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Silky luster.