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Barite
Barite

Wulfenite
Wulfenite



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Astrology

Origin

Southern and central Africa
Austria

Color

White, Colorless, Yellow, Green, Blue, Reddish, Brown, Red
Red, Yellow, Brown, orange, gray, Green

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

Aquarius
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Planet

Uranus
-

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Cronos
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

4.486.50-7.00
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven
Irregular, Conchoidal

Cleavage

{010} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
On {011}, distinct; on {001}, {013}, indistinct

Mohs Hardness

3-3.53
2 10
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Chemical Composition

BaSO4
PbMoO 4Walter Schumann , Gemstones of the world (2001)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Adamantine, Resinous

Pleochroism

colorless.
Weak

Dispersion

0.050.03
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
Transparent

Refractive Index

-99992.280-2.405
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Orthorhombic
tetragonal

Birefringence

-99990.122
0 0.296
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Clarity

-
Transparent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Harmony
Confidence

Healing

Emotional healing
Physical healing

Qualities Associated

Transformation
Confidence

Barite Vs Wulfenite Fracture

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

Barite Vs Wulfenite Luster

A primary knowledge about Barite vs Wulfenite 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. Wulfenite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine and Resinous luster.