Origin
USA, Mexico
  
Not Available, Southern and central Africa
  
Color
Green, Brown, Greenish, Brown, Green, Green, Black
  
White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, Reddish, Brown, Red, Brown
  
Streak
Greenish, gray, Greenish, gray
  
White
  
For which Rashi?
Not Available
  
Aquarius
  
Planet
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Uranus
  
Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  
Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Receptive, Projective
  
Deities
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Cronos
  
Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  
Planetary
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Talisman
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Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.19-3.56
  
4.48
  
Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Brittle, Conchoidal
  
Uneven
  
Cleavage
{110} Perfect, {010} Indistinct
  
{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
  
Mohs Hardness
5.5-6
  
3-3.5
  
Chemical Composition
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al) 2O 6Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)
  
BaSO4
  
Luster
Vitreous, Resinous
  
Vitreous
  
Pleochroism
Pale green
  
colorless.
  
Dispersion
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent
  
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Refractive Index
1.671-1.774
  
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Optic Character
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Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c
  
Orthorhombic
  
Birefringence
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Clarity
Transparent
  
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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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Augite Vs Barite Fracture
Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Augite and Barite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Augite Vs Barite 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 Augite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Uneven and Uneven. Barite fracture is Uneven.
Augite Vs Barite Luster
A primary knowledge about Augite vs Barite 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. Augite exhibits Resinous and Vitreous luster. Barite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.