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Demantoid
Demantoid

Cordierite
Cordierite



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Demantoid Vs Cordierite

Astrology

Origin

Italy
Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania

Color

Green
Blue, Violet, Greenish, Brown, Colorless, Yellow, gray

Streak

-
White

For which Rashi?

-
-

Planet

-
-

Element of Planets

-
-

Energy

-
-

How to Wear?

Finger

-
-

Ring Metal

-
-

Deities

-
-

Not to wear with

-
-

Powers

-
-

Birthstone

Planetary

-
-

Talisman

-
-

Physical Properties

Tenacity

-
Brittle

Solubility

-
-

Durability

-
-

Specific Gravity

3.77-3.952.57-2.66
1 7.18
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Fracture

-
Subconchoidal, Conchoidal

Cleavage

Imperfect
Fair on {100}, poor on {001} and {010}

Mohs Hardness

6.57-7.5
2 10
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Chemical Composition

Ca 3Fe 2(SiO 4) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.
Mg2Al4Si5O18

Optical Properties

Luster

Adamantine
Greasy, Vitreous

Pleochroism

None
X = pale yellow

Dispersion

0.060.01
0.005 1
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Transparency

-
-

Refractive Index

1.880-1.890-9999
1 3.25
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Optic Character

-
-

Crystal System

cubic
Orthorhombic

Birefringence

-9999-9999
0 0.296
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Clarity

TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda
-

Benefits

Physical

Neurological

-
Supports healthy digestion

Cardiovascular

Supports heart health
-

Respiratory

Excellent
Good

Reproductive

-
-

Digestive

-
-

Psychology

Creativity
Intuition

Healing

Physical healing
Emotional healing

Qualities Associated

Abundance
Psychic Abilities

Demantoid Vs Cordierite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Demantoid and Cordierite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Demantoid Vs Cordierite 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. Cordierite fracture is Subconchoidal and Conchoidal.

Demantoid Vs Cordierite Luster

A primary knowledge about Demantoid vs Cordierite 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. Cordierite, on other hand, exhibits Greasy and Vitreous luster.