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Cavansite Vs Brookite


Brookite Vs Cavansite


Astrology

Origin
India  
Russia  

Color
Blue, Greenish  
Red, Reddish, Brown, Black, orange  

Streak
Blue, White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
-  
-  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.25-2.33  
3.87-4.14  

Fracture
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Subconchoidal, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Good on {010}  
Poor on {120}, in traces on {001}  

Mohs Hardness
3-4  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
Ca(VO)Si4O10•4(H2O)  
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Pearly  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Visible: X=Z= colorless Y= blue  
Very weak  

Dispersion
0.04  
33
0.20  
7

Transparency
-  
-  

Refractive Index
1.542  
2.583-2.741  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
0.009  
0.117  

Clarity
-  
-  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus  
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health  
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Respiratory
Good  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Communication  
Transformation  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Communication  
Transformation  

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Cavansite Vs Brookite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cavansite and Brookite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cavansite Vs Brookite 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. Brookite fracture is Subconchoidal and Conchoidal.

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Cavansite Vs Brookite Luster

A primary knowledge about Cavansite vs Brookite 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. Cavansite exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster. Brookite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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