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Demantoid Vs Painite


Painite Vs Demantoid


Astrology

Origin
Italy  
Southern and central Africa  

Color
Green  
Brownish, Red, orange  

Streak
-  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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Element of Planets
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Energy
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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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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.77-3.95  
4.00-4.03  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Imperfect  
Distinct  

Mohs Hardness
6.5  
7.5-8  

Chemical Composition
Ca 3Fe 2(SiO 4) 3Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
CaZrBAl 9O 18Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
-  

Pleochroism
None  
Strong dichroism: yellow-brown red to brown-violet (pinkish samples: nearly colorless pale orangy-pink)Herve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.06  
23
0.02  
99+

Transparency
-  
-  

Refractive Index
1.880-1.890  
1.787-1.816  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
cubic  
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Birefringence
-9999  
0.029  

Clarity
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  
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Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
Supports heart health  
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Respiratory
Excellent  
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Creativity  
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Healing
Physical healing  
Physical healing  

Qualities Associated
Abundance  
Transformation  

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Demantoid Vs Painite Fracture

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

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Demantoid Vs Painite Luster

A primary knowledge about Demantoid vs Painite 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.

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