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Carnallite Vs Azurite


Azurite Vs Carnallite


Astrology

Origin
Not Available   
Not Available, blue   

Color
Red, Violet, Blue, Colorless, Yellow, White, Red, Blue, Colorless, Yellow, White, Red   
Blue, Blue, Green, Blue, Blue   

Streak
White   
Blue   

For which Rashi?
Not Available   
Sagittarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Capricorn   

Planet
Not Available   
Venus   

Element of Planets
Not Available   
Water   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Not Available   

Ring Metal
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Not Available   

Energy
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Receptive   

Deities
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Goddess   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Psychic Power   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Not Available   

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Brittle   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
1.6   
3.70-3.90   

Fracture
Violet, Conchoidal, Brittle, Conchoidal, Brittle   
Conchoidal, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Brittle, Conchoidal   

Cleavage
None   
Perfect on {011}, fair on {100}, poor on {110}   

Mohs Hardness
2.5   
3.5-4   

Chemical Composition
KMgCl3•6(H2O)   
Cu 3(OH) 2(CO 3) 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Greasy   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Not Available   
Visible shades of blue   

Dispersion
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Not Available   

Transparency
Not Available   
Transparent, Translucent   

Refractive Index
1.467   
1.720-1.850   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.0270   
0.108   

Clarity
Not Available   
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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Carnallite Vs Azurite Fracture

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

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Carnallite Vs Azurite Luster

A primary knowledge about Carnallite vs Azurite 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. Carnallite exhibits Greasy luster. Azurite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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