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Calcite Vs Diamond


Diamond Vs Calcite


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Origin
Mexico   
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Color: colorless, light yellow, brownish. Very rare varieties: red, Not Available, Not Available, yellow. Hardness: 10, Refractive index: 2.42, Density: 3.52, Chemical composition: C, Crystal structure: cubic, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil.   

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

Streak
White   
Colorless   

For which Rashi?
Cancer   
Leo   

Planet
Sun   
Sun, Venus, Venus, Jupiter   

Element of Planets
Earth, Sun   
Not Available   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ring Metal
Not Available   
Not Available   

Energy
Receptive   
Projective   

Deities
Not Available   
Frigg   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Spirituality, Healing   
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love, Money, Love, Courage   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available   
Not Available   

Talisman
Not Available   
Leo   

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle   
Not Available   

Solubility
Soluble   
Soluble   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.67-2.73   
3.50-3.53   

Fracture
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
Perfect on [10 1 1] three directions with angle of 74° 55   
111 (perfect in four directions)   

Mohs Hardness
3   
10   

Chemical Composition
CaCO 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
C   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly   
Adamantine   

Pleochroism
NilArthur Thomas   
None   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.04   
10

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent   
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque   

Refractive Index
1.486-1.658   
2.417-2.419   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Trigonal   
cubic   

Birefringence
0.154-0.174   
Not Available   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available   
Not Available   

Cardiovascular
Not Available   
Not Available   

Respiratory
Not Available   
Not Available   

Reproductive
Not Available   
Like Jupiter, it bestows money, comforts and fortune on a person when it is strong and significantly well placed. It can be useful in the cure of venereal and reproductive system diseases. Wearing a diamond is said to give happiness in the married life as well as magnetism and attractiveness to the wearer.   

Digestive
Not Available   
Not Available   

Psychology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Healing
Not Available   
Not Available   

Qualities Associated
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Calcite Vs Diamond Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Calcite and Diamond Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Calcite Vs Diamond 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). Diamond fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal and Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references.

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Calcite Vs Diamond Luster

A primary knowledge about Calcite vs Diamond 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. Diamond, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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