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Chrysoberyl Vs Feldspar


Feldspar Vs Chrysoberyl


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: blue, Not Available, Hardness: 8.5, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O3, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Brazil, Burma. Bluish stones are most valuable. Prices for chrysoberyls grow rapidly with weight, and clean stones bigger than 15 cts are rare and therefore an excellent investment.  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Greenish, Green, Brownish, Red, Blue, Brown, gray  
Yellow, Green  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water  
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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
Healing  
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.69-3.81  
2.56-2.75  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle, Metallic, ConchoidalWalter Schumann  
Uneven, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001)  

Cleavage
Distinct on {110}, imperfect on {010}, poor on {001}  
two or three  

Mohs Hardness
8.5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
BeAl 2 O 4  
Not Available  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
X = red; Y = yellow-orange; Z = emerald-green  
None  

Dispersion
0.02  
24
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.746-1.763  
1.518-1.570  

Optic Character
Biaxial/+  
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic  
Triclinic or monoclinic  

Birefringence
0.007-0.013  
0.008-0.010  

Clarity
Transparent  
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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Chrysoberyl Vs Feldspar Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Chrysoberyl and Feldspar Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Chrysoberyl Vs Feldspar 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 Chrysoberyl is Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle, Metallic and ConchoidalWalter Schumann. Feldspar fracture is Uneven, Conchoidal and Gemstones of the world (2001).

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Chrysoberyl Vs Feldspar Luster

A primary knowledge about Chrysoberyl vs Feldspar 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. Chrysoberyl exhibits Vitreous luster. Feldspar, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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