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Clinochlore Vs Brookite


Brookite Vs Clinochlore


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Russia  

Color
Green, Grey, White  
Red, Reddish, Brown, Black, orange  

Streak
White  
White  

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Element of Planets
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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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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.60-3.02  
3.87-4.14  

Fracture
Uneven  
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{001} Perfect  
Poor on {120}, in traces on {001}  

Mohs Hardness
2-2.5  
5.5-6  

Chemical Composition
(Mg,Fe2+ ) 5Al(Si 3Al)O 10(OH) 8Anthony et al , Handbook of mineralogy (2001)  
TiO 2Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Pearly, Greasy  
Adamantine  

Pleochroism
Distinct: light yellow-green to light bluE  
Very weak  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.20  
7

Transparency
Transparent  
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Refractive Index
1.571-1.597  
2.583-2.741  

Optic Character
Biaxial/+  
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Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m  
Orthorhombic  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.117  

Clarity
Transparent  
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Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
Good  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Harmony  
Transformation  

Healing
Physical healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Emotional Healing  
Transformation  

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Clinochlore Vs Brookite Fracture

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

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Clinochlore Vs Brookite Luster

A primary knowledge about Clinochlore 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. Clinochlore exhibits Pearly and Greasy luster. Brookite, on other hand, exhibits Adamantine luster.

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