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Beryl Vs Dioptase


Dioptase Vs Beryl


Astrology

Origin
Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, 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, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Russia, India, Pakistan, 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.   
Dioptase from Altyn Tübe, Kazakhstan, the type locality   

Color
Green, Blue, Yellow, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink   
Green, Blue, Green   

Streak
White   
Green   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Healing   
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
Not Available   
Soluble   

Durability
Not Available   
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Specific Gravity
2.60-2.90   
3.25-3.35   

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Uneven, Gems, Brittle   
Conchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Imperfect on {0001}   
Perfect in three directions   

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8   
5   

Chemical Composition
Be3Al2Si6O18   
CuSiO 2(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Weak to distinct   
Weak; dark emerald green   

Dispersion
0.01   
26
0.04   
13

Transparency
Transparent, Transparent to opaque   
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Refractive Index
1.560-1.604   
1.644-1.720   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Hexagonal   
Trigonal   

Birefringence
0.0040-0.0070   
0.051-0.053   

Clarity
Transparent   
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli   

Benefits

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Neurological
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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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Beryl Vs Dioptase Fracture

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

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Beryl Vs Dioptase Luster

A primary knowledge about Beryl vs Dioptase 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. Beryl exhibits Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous and Vitreous luster. Dioptase, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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