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Apache Tear Vs Glass


Glass Vs Apache Tear


Astrology

Origin
Not Available, Southern and central Africa  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Brown  
Green, Brown  

Streak
Not Available  
Not Available  

For which Rashi?
Aries, Capricorn  
Not Available  

Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
Projective  
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Not Available  

Deities
Black Madonna, Isis, Horus  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Protection  
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
Not Available  
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Specific Gravity
Not Available  
2.39-4.00  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
ConchoidalGemdat.org, Management Team (2012)  

Cleavage
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mohs Hardness
5-5.5  
4-6  

Chemical Composition
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Optical Properties

Luster
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Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Not Available  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
Not Available  
1.48-1.70  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Amorphous  
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Birefringence
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Clarity
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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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Apache Tear Vs Glass Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Apache Tear and Glass Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Apache Tear Vs Glass 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 Apache Tear is Conchoidal. Glass fracture is ConchoidalGemdat.org and Management Team (2012).

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Apache Tear Vs Glass Luster

A primary knowledge about Apache Tear vs Glass 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.

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