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Brazilianite Vs Jasper


Jasper Vs Brazilianite


Astrology

Origin
Brazil  
Southern and central Africa, California  

Color
Green, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow  
All colors, White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, pink  

Streak
White  
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For which Rashi?
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Scorpio, Aries, Virgo  

Planet
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Mars  

Element of Planets
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Air  

Energy
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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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Healing, Protection  

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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.98-2.99  
2.58-2.91  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
(010) Distinct to good  
Indiscernible  

Mohs Hardness
5.5  
6.5-7  

Chemical Composition
NaAl 3(PO 4) 2(OH) 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
SiO2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Very weakWalter Schumann  
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Dispersion
0.01  
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Transparency
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Opaque  

Refractive Index
1.602-1.625  
1.540  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
monoclinic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.019-0.021  
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Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
OpaqueHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

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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Brazilianite Vs Jasper Fracture

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

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Brazilianite Vs Jasper Luster

A primary knowledge about Brazilianite vs Jasper 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. Brazilianite exhibits Vitreous luster. Jasper, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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