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Antigorite Vs Kunzite


Kunzite Vs Antigorite


Astrology

Origin
Italy   
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma, Brazil, Madagascar, USA, Canada, Russia, Madagascar, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Madagascar, Brazil, Canada, Mexico   

Color
Green, Green, gray, Brown, Black   
Colorless, pink   

Streak
Greenish, White, Greenish, White   
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For which Rashi?
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Taurus   

Planet
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Pluto, Venus   

Element of Planets
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Earth   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Receptive   

Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Love   

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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
2.58-2.80   
3.15-3.21   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Brittle, Metallic, Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
Gemstones of the world (2001), UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Cleavage
{001} Good   
1,2 prismatic   

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5   
6-7   

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 3Si 2O 5(OH) 4Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)   
LiAlSi2O6   

Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy, Silky, Resinous, Greasy   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
pale greenish yellow.   
Strong trichroism: colorless pink violetHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.02   
22

Transparency
Translucent   
Transparent   

Refractive Index
1.530-1.575   
1.657-1.681   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Monoclinic Domatic H-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Cm   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
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0.014-0.016   

Clarity
Translucent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

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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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Antigorite Vs Kunzite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Antigorite and Kunzite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Antigorite Vs Kunzite 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 Antigorite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Handbook of mineralogy (2001) and Metallic. Kunzite fracture is Gemstones of the world (2001), Gemstones of the world (2001) and UnevenWalter Schumann.

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Antigorite Vs Kunzite Luster

A primary knowledge about Antigorite vs Kunzite 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. Antigorite exhibits Greasy, Resinous, Silky and Waxy luster. Kunzite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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