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Brucite Vs Californite


Californite Vs Brucite


Astrology

Origin
Pakistan   
USA   

Color
White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Brownish, Red, Blue, gray, Yellow, White   
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Streak
White   
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For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Sectile   
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.39   
3.32-3.47   

Fracture
Irregular   
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Cleavage
Perfect on {0001}   
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Mohs Hardness
2.5   
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Chemical Composition
Mg(OH) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
Ca 10Mg 2Al 4(SiO 4) 5(Si 2O 7) 2(OH) 4Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
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Weak; present colour lighter   

Dispersion
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Transparency
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue, Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   
TranslucentWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)   

Refractive Index
1.56-1.60   
1.700-1.725   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal   
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Birefringence
0.010-0.020   
0.001-0.012   

Clarity
TransparentMichael O’Donoghue   
TranslucentWalter Schumann   

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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Brucite Vs Californite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Brucite and Californite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Brucite Vs Californite 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 Brucite is Irregular.

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Brucite Vs Californite Luster

A primary knowledge about Brucite vs Californite 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. Brucite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Californite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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