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Calcite Vs Chalcedony


Chalcedony Vs Calcite


Astrology

Origin
Mexico  
Zimbabwe  

Color
White, Colorless, pink, Yellow, Brown  
Violet, White, gray, Blue, Brown, Black  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Cancer  
Cancer, Sagittarius  

Planet
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Element of Planets
Earth  
Water  

Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Goddess Whope  

Not to wear with
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Powers
Spirituality, Healing  
Protection  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Not Available  

Solubility
Soluble  
Soluble  

Durability
Not Available  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
2.67-2.73  
2.55-2.70  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Uneven, Splintery, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Perfect on [10 1 1] three directions with angle of 74° 55  
Absent  

Mohs Hardness
3  
6.5-7  

Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
SiO2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Not Available  
Not Available  

Dispersion
Not Available  
None  

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Translucent, Translucent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.486-1.658  
1.530-1.543  

Optic Character
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Not Available  

Crystal System
Trigonal  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.154-0.174  
0.003-0.009  

Clarity
Transparent  
Translucent  

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 Chalcedony Fracture

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

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Calcite Vs Chalcedony Luster

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

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