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Barite

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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Southern and central Africa

Color

White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, Reddish, Brown, Red
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, Black

Streak

White
Colorless

For which Rashi?

Aquarius
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Planet

Uranus
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Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Cronos
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

4.483.03-3.18
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Uneven, Irregular, Conchoidal

Cleavage

{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
{???} Indistinct

Mohs Hardness

3-3.57-7.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

BaSO4
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous

Pleochroism

colorless.
Very strong: pale yellow colorless

Dispersion

0.050.02
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
Transparent

Refractive Index

-99991.614-1.666
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
Trigonal Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m

Birefringence

-99990.014-0.032
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
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Cardiovascular

-
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Respiratory

Good
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Reproductive

-
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Digestive

-
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Psychology

Harmony
Self-acceptance

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Transformation
Self-Exploration

Barite Vs Dravite Fracture

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

Barite Vs Dravite Luster

A primary knowledge about Barite vs Dravite 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. Barite exhibits Vitreous luster. Dravite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.