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Calcite Vs Beryl


Beryl Vs Calcite


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Origin
Mexico   
Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Madagascar, Color: yellow, green, pink or colorless, Hardness: 7.5, Refractive index: 1.57 1.59, Density: 2.67 2.75, Chemical composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Russia, India, Pakistan, China. Among other varieties of beryl such as emerald, aquamarine or bixbite, beryl exists in different varieties such as: light yellow (heliodor), light green (vanadium beryl), light pink (morganite) or colorless (goshenite). Heat treatment could be applied to pink beryls to improve their color.   

Color
White, Colorless, White, pink, Yellow, Brown   
Green, Blue, Yellow, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink, Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
Cancer   
All   

Planet
Sun   
Not Available   

Element of Planets
Earth, Sun   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
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Ring Metal
Not Available   
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Energy
Receptive   
Receptive   

Deities
Not Available   
Not Available   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Spirituality, Healing   
Healing   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available   
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Talisman
Not Available   
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Brittle   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.67-2.73   
2.60-2.90   

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   
Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Conchoidal, Irregular, Uneven, Gems, Brittle   

Cleavage
Perfect on [10 1 1] three directions with angle of 74° 55   
Imperfect on {0001}   

Mohs Hardness
3   
7.5-8   

Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
Be3Al2Si6O18   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Vitreous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous, Vitreous, Resinous   

Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas   
Weak to distinct   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.01   
26

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent, Transparent to opaque   

Refractive Index
1.486-1.658   
1.560-1.604   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
Hexagonal   

Birefringence
0.154-0.174   
0.0040-0.0070   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

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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Calcite Vs Beryl Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Calcite and Beryl Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Calcite Vs Beryl 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 Calcite is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009) and Gemstones (2009). Beryl fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gems, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Irregular, Uneven and Uneven.

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Calcite Vs Beryl Luster

A primary knowledge about Calcite vs Beryl 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. Calcite exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster. Beryl, on other hand, exhibits Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Resinous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous, Vitreous and Vitreous luster.

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