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Cryolite Vs Orthoclase


Orthoclase Vs Cryolite


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Origin
Not Available   
Russia   

Color
Colorless, White, Brownish, Reddish, Black, Brownish, Black, Colorless, gray, White, Reddish, Brown   
Colorless, Colorless, Greenish, Yellow, White, pink   

Streak
White   
White   

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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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Energy
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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
Brittle   
Not Available   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
2.97   
2.54-2.61   

Fracture
Uneven   
Gems, Uneven   

Cleavage
None observed   
Has perfect cleavage on {001} and good cleavage on {010}. Cleavages intersect at 90°.   

Mohs Hardness
2.5   
6   

Chemical Composition
Na 3AlF 6Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
KAlSi 3O 8Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous, Greasy, Pearly   
Vitreous, Pearly   

Pleochroism
colorless.   
colorless.   

Dispersion
Not Available   
0.01   
28

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.338-1.339   
1.518-1.536   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
monoclinic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
0.001   
0.0050-0.0060   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

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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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Cryolite Vs Orthoclase Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Cryolite and Orthoclase Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Cryolite Vs Orthoclase 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 Cryolite is Uneven. Orthoclase fracture is Gems and Uneven.

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Cryolite Vs Orthoclase Luster

A primary knowledge about Cryolite vs Orthoclase 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. Cryolite exhibits Greasy, Pearly and Vitreous luster. Orthoclase, on other hand, exhibits Pearly and Vitreous luster.

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