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Chalcedony

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Chalcedony Vs Variscite

Astrology

Origin

Zimbabwe
Australia, Spain, Brazil, Germany

Color

Violet, White, gray, Blue, Brown, Black
Green, Blue, Colorless

Streak

White
White

For which Rashi?

Cancer, Sagittarius
Virgo

Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

Water
Earth

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

Goddess Whope
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Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

Protection
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
-

Solubility

Soluble
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

2.55-2.702.42-2.58
1 7.18
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Fracture

Uneven, Splintery, Conchoidal
Conchoidal, Splintery, ConchoidalWalter Schumann

Cleavage

Absent
[010] perfect

Mohs Hardness

6.5-74-5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

SiO2
AlPO4 · 2(H2O)

Optical Properties

Luster

Vitreous
Vitreous, Waxy

Pleochroism

-
-

Dispersion

0.010.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

Translucent, Translucent to opaque
Translucent, Opaque . May be translucent when backlit on the edges.

Refractive Index

1.530-1.5431.560-1.594
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

Trigonal
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

0.003-0.0090.031
0 0.296
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Clarity

Translucent
Translucent

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
-

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
Supports heart health

Respiratory

Good
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Harmony
Harmony

Healing

Emotional healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Harmony
Harmony

Chalcedony Vs Variscite Fracture

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

Chalcedony Vs Variscite Luster

A primary knowledge about Chalcedony vs Variscite 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. Chalcedony exhibits Vitreous luster. Variscite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Waxy luster.