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Barite Vs Petalite

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1 Astrology
1.1 Origin
Not Available, Southern and central Africa
Canada, USA, Brazil, Italy, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Russia, Burma, Australia
1.2 Color
White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, Reddish, Brown, Red, Brown
Colorless, gray, Yellow, White
1.3 Streak
White
Colorless
1.4 For which Rashi?
Aquarius
Not Available
1.5 Planet
Uranus
Not Available
1.6 Element of Planets
Not Available
Not Available
1.7 How to Wear?
1.7.1 Finger
Not Available
Not Available
1.7.2 Ring Metal
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Energy
Receptive, Projective
Not Available
1.9 Deities
Cronos
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1.10 Not to wear with
Not Available
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1.11 Powers
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1.12 Birthstone
1.12.1 Planetary
Not Available
Not Available
1.12.2 Talisman
Not Available
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2 Physical Properties
2.1 Tenacity
Not Available
Brittle
2.2 Solubility
Not Available
insoluble
2.3 Durability
Not Available
Not Available
2.4 Specific Gravity
4.482.40
Amber
1 7.18
2.5 Fracture
Uneven
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
2.6 Cleavage
{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
Perfect on {001}, poor on {201} with 38.5° angle between the two
2.7 Mohs Hardness
3-3.56-6.5
Amber
2 10
2.8 Chemical Composition
BaSO4
LiAlSi 4O 10Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
3 Optical Properties
3.1 Luster
Vitreous
Vitreous, Pearly
3.2 Pleochroism
colorless.
AbsentWalter Schumann
3.3 Dispersion
NA0.01
Fluorite
0.007 1
3.4 Transparency
Not Available
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references
3.5 Refractive Index
Not Available1.502-1.523
Agate Opal
1 3.25
3.6 Optic Character
Not Available
Not Available
3.7 Crystal System
Orthorhombic
monoclinic
3.8 Birefringence
Not Available0.012-0.016
Achroite
0 0.296
3.9 Clarity
Not Available
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
4 Benefits
4.1 Physical
4.1.1 Neurological
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4.1.2 Cardiovascular
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4.1.3 Respiratory
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4.1.4 Reproductive
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4.1.5 Digestive
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4.2 Psychology
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4.3 Healing
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4.4 Qualities Associated
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Barite Vs Petalite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Barite and Petalite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Barite Vs Petalite 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. Petalite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references and Subconchoidal.

Barite Vs Petalite Luster

A primary knowledge about Barite vs Petalite 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. Petalite, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.