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Brazilianite

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Brazilianite Vs Malachite

Astrology

Origin

Brazil
Southern and central Africa

Color

Green, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow
Green

Streak

White
Green

For which Rashi?

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Capricorn, Scorpio

Planet

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Venus

Element of Planets

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Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

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Freyja

Not to wear with

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-

Powers

-
Protection

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.98-2.993.25-4.10
1 7.18
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Fracture

Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Uneven

Cleavage

(010) Distinct to good
Perfect on { 2 01} fair on {010}

Mohs Hardness

5.53.5-4
2 10
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Chemical Composition

NaAl 3(PO 4) 2(OH) 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references
Cu2CO3(OH)2

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Adamantine, Vitreous, Silky

Pleochroism

Very weakWalter Schumann
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Dispersion

0.010.04
0.005 1
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Transparency

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Opaque

Refractive Index

1.602-1.6251.655-1.909
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

monoclinic
monoclinic

Birefringence

0.019-0.0210.254
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
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Benefits

Physical

Neurological

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-

Cardiovascular

-
-

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

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-

Digestive

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Supports digestive health

Psychology

Empowerment
Transformation

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Manifestation
Transformation

Brazilianite Vs Malachite Fracture

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

Brazilianite Vs Malachite Luster

A primary knowledge about Brazilianite vs Malachite 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. Malachite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine, Vitreous and Silky luster.