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Chrysoberyl Vs Gahnite


Gahnite Vs Chrysoberyl


Astrology

Origin
Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Color: blue, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 8.5, Refractive index: 1.74 1.77, Density: 3.68 3.80, Chemical composition: BeAl2O3, Crystal structure: orthorhombic, Origins: Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Russia, Sri Lanka, India, 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.   
Australia   

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

Streak
White   
Grey, gray   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Earth, Water   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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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   
4.00-4.62   

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle, Metallic, Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Brittle, Metallic   
Conchoidal, Uneven   

Cleavage
Distinct on {110}, imperfect on {010}, poor on {001}   
Indistinct parting on [111]   

Mohs Hardness
8.5   
7.5-8   

Chemical Composition
BeAl 2 O 4   
ZnAl 2O 4Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
X = red; Y = yellow-orange; Z = emerald-green   
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Dispersion
0.02   
24
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Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.746-1.763   
1.790-1.818   

Optic Character
Biaxial/+   
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Crystal System
Orthorhombic   
cubic   

Birefringence
0.007-0.013   
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Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

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 Gahnite Fracture

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

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Chrysoberyl Vs Gahnite Luster

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

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