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Amber Vs Nepheline


Nepheline Vs Amber


Astrology

Origin
India  
Canada  

Color
White, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Brown, Black, pink, Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown, Yellow, Brown, orange  
White, Reddish, gray, Brown, Brownish  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Leo  
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Planet
Sun  
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Element of Planets
Earth, Air, Water  
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Energy
Projective  
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Freyja  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing, Protection, Love  
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
Soluble  
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
1.05-1.10  
2.55-2.65  

Fracture
ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  

Cleavage
None  
[1010] Poor  

Mohs Hardness
2-2.5  
5-6  

Chemical Composition
[C,H,O]  
Na 3(Na,K)Al 4Si 4O 16Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Resinous  
Vitreous, Greasy  

Pleochroism
AbsentWalter Schumann  
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Dispersion
Not Available  
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.539-1.545  
1.529-1.547  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
Amorphous  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
Not Available  
0.003-0.004  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

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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Amber Vs Nepheline Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Amber and Nepheline Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Amber Vs Nepheline 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 ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal and Brittle. Nepheline fracture is Subconchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal and Brittle.

Amber Vs Nepheline Luster

A primary knowledge about Amber vs Nepheline 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. Nepheline, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Greasy luster.