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Brookite Vs Moissanite


Moissanite Vs Brookite


Astrology

Origin
Russia  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Red, Reddish, Brown, Black, orange  
Greenish, Blue, Colorless, Green, Yellow  

Streak
White  
Greenish, gray  

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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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.87-4.14  
3.17-3.24  

Fracture
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Poor on {120}, in traces on {001}  
(0001) indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
5.5-6  
9-9.5  

Chemical Composition
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  
SiCArthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Very weak  
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Dispersion
0.20  
7
0.10  
16

Transparency
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Refractive Index
2.583-2.741  
2.648-2.691  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
6H polytype  

Birefringence
0.117  
0.043  

Clarity
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TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

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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
Transformation  
Clarity  

Healing
Emotional healing  
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Qualities Associated
Transformation  
Creativity  

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Brookite Vs Moissanite Fracture

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

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Brookite Vs Moissanite Luster

A primary knowledge about Brookite vs Moissanite 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. Brookite exhibits Adamantine luster. Moissanite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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