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Bixbite Vs Anhydrite


Anhydrite Vs Bixbite


Astrology

Origin
USA   
Mexico   

Color
Red   
Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, Brown, Colorless, Blue, Violet, White, rose, Brown, gray, Colorless, White, Violet, gray, Colorless, White, Violet, gray   

Streak
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White   

For which Rashi?
Taurus, Aries, Taurus, Aries, Taurus, Aries   
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Planet
Moon   
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Element of Planets
Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
Receptive   
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Deities
Mars   
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle   

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
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2.90-2.98   

Fracture
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Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
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Rare tabular and prismatic crystals. Usually occurs as fibrous, parallel veins that break off into cleavage fragments.   

Mohs Hardness
7.5   
3.5   

Chemical Composition
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CaSO 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
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Pearly, Greasy   

Pleochroism
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For violet varieties   

Dispersion
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0.01   
27

Transparency
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Transparent   

Refractive Index
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1.570-1.614   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal   
Orthorhombic   

Birefringence
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0.042-0.044   

Clarity
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Transparent   

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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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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Bixbite Vs Anhydrite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Bixbite and Anhydrite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Bixbite Vs Anhydrite 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. Anhydrite fracture is Brittle, Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones (2009) and UnevenArthur Thomas.

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Bixbite Vs Anhydrite Luster

A primary knowledge about Bixbite vs Anhydrite 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. Anhydrite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Pearly luster.

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