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Creedite Vs Quartz


Quartz Vs Creedite


Astrology

Origin
Mexico  
Brazil  

Color
Colorless, Violet, White  
Black, Colorless, Green, Violet, White, Yellow, Blue, Red, pink, Brown, gray  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Not Available  
Taurus, Capricorn, Sagittarius  

Planet
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Venus, Moon  

Element of Planets
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Earth, Water  

Energy
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Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Nerthus  

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing, Protection  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Brittle  
Brittle  

Solubility
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Not Available  

Durability
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Not Available  

Specific Gravity
2.70  
2.65  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal, Brittle  
Conchoidal, Brittle, Gems  

Cleavage
Perfect on {100}  
{0110} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
4.5  
7  

Chemical Composition
Ca 3Al 2(SO 4)(F,OH) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
SiO2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Not Available  
None  

Dispersion
Not Available  
0.01  
27

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.461-1.485  
1.544-1.553  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
monoclinic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
0.024  
0.009  

Clarity
Transparent  
Opaque  

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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Creedite Vs Quartz Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Creedite and Quartz Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Creedite Vs Quartz 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 Creedite is Uneven, ConchoidalArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Conchoidal and Brittle. Quartz fracture is Conchoidal, Brittle and Gems.

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Creedite Vs Quartz Luster

A primary knowledge about Creedite vs Quartz 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. Creedite exhibits Vitreous luster. Quartz, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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