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Brucite Vs Beryl


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Origin
Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Color: yellow, green, pink or colorless, Hardness: 7.5, Refractive index: 1.57 1.59, Density: 2.67 2.75, Chemical composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Canada, Namibia, China. Among other varieties of beryl such as emerald, aquamarine or bixbite, beryl exists in different varieties such as: light yellow (heliodor), light green (vanadium beryl), light pink (morganite) or colorless (goshenite). Heat treatment could be applied to pink beryls to improve their color.  
Pakistan  

Color
Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink  
White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Red, gray  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
Receptive  
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Sectile  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-2.90  
2.39  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Gems, Brittle  
Irregular  

Cleavage
Imperfect on {0001}  
Perfect on {0001}  

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8  
2.5  

Chemical Composition
Be3Al2Si6O18  
Mg(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Resinous  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
Weak to distinct  
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Dispersion
0.01  
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Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to opaque  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  

Refractive Index
1.560-1.604  
1.56-1.60  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.0040-0.0070  
0.010-0.020  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue  

Benefits

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Digestive
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Psychology
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