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Bixbite Vs Petalite


Petalite Vs Bixbite


Astrology

Origin
USA  
Canada, USA, Brazil, Italy, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Russia, Burma, Australia  

Color
Red  
Colorless, gray, Yellow, White  

Streak
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Colorless  

For which Rashi?
Taurus, Aries  
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Planet
Moon  
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Element of Planets
Water  
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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
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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insoluble  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
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2.40  

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

Cleavage
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Perfect on {001}, poor on {201} with 38.5° angle between the two  

Mohs Hardness
7.5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
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LiAlSi 4O 10Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
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AbsentWalter Schumann  

Dispersion
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0.01  
25

Transparency
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Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references  

Refractive Index
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1.502-1.523  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Hexagonal  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
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0.012-0.016  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

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 Petalite Fracture

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

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Bixbite Vs Petalite Luster

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

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