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Demantoid Vs Actinolite


Actinolite Vs Demantoid


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Origin
Italy   
Not Available, Southern and central Africa   

Color
Green   
Green, Black, White, Grey, Green, Black, White, Grey, Green, Black, gray, Black, Green, Black, gray, Black   

Streak
Not Available   
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
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Solubility
Not Available   
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Durability
Not Available   
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Specific Gravity
3.77-3.95   
3.00   

Fracture
Not Available   
Uneven, UnevenArthur Thomas, Gemstones (2009), Splintery   

Cleavage
Not Available   
perfect along {110}.   

Mohs Hardness
6.5   
5-6   

Chemical Composition
Ca 3Fe 2(SiO 4) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   
Ca 2(Mg,Fe) 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
None   
moderate   

Dispersion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Transparency
Gemmological Tables (2004)   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda, Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
1.880-1.890   
1.613-1.628   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
cubic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
Not Available   
0.0250-0.0270   

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   
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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Demantoid Vs Actinolite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Demantoid and Actinolite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Demantoid Vs Actinolite 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. Actinolite fracture is Gemstones (2009), Splintery, Uneven and UnevenArthur Thomas.

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Demantoid Vs Actinolite Luster

A primary knowledge about Demantoid vs Actinolite 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. Demantoid exhibits Adamantine luster. Actinolite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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