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Diamond Vs Carletonite


Carletonite Vs Diamond


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Origin
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Color: colorless, light yellow, brownish. Very rare varieties: red, Not Available, Not Available, yellow. Hardness: 10, Refractive index: 2.42, Density: 3.52, Chemical composition: C, Crystal structure: cubic, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil.   
Canada   

Color
Yellow, Brown, Blue, Reddish, Colorless, White, gray, Black, Blue   
White, Colorless, Blue, pink   

Streak
Colorless   
White   

For which Rashi?
Leo   
Not Available   

Planet
Sun, Venus, Venus, Jupiter   
Not Available   

Element of Planets
Not Available   
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ring Metal
Not Available   
Not Available   

Energy
Projective   
Not Available   

Deities
Frigg   
Not Available   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love, Money, Love, Courage   
Not Available   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available   
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Talisman
Leo   
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Brittle   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
3.50-3.53   
2.45   

Fracture
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Conchoidal, Brittle   
Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Brittle   

Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)   
Perfect on {001}, good on {110}   

Mohs Hardness
10   
4-4.5   

Chemical Composition
C   
KNa 4Ca 4Si 8O 18(CO 3) 4(OH,F) · H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
None   
Weak   

Dispersion
0.04   
10
Not Available   

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque   
Gemmological Tables (2004) More from other references   

Refractive Index
2.417-2.419   
1.517-1.521   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
cubic   
tetragonal   

Birefringence
Not Available   
0.004   

Clarity
Transparent   
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available   
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Cardiovascular
Not Available   
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Respiratory
Not Available   
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Reproductive
Like Jupiter, it bestows money, comforts and fortune on a person when it is strong and significantly well placed. It can be useful in the cure of venereal and reproductive system diseases. Wearing a diamond is said to give happiness in the married life as well as magnetism and attractiveness to the wearer.   
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Digestive
Not Available   
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Psychology
Not Available   
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Healing
Not Available   
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Qualities Associated
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Diamond Vs Carletonite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Diamond and Carletonite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Diamond Vs Carletonite 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 Diamond is Brittle, Conchoidal, Conchoidal, Conchoidal and Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references. Carletonite fracture is Brittle, Conchoidal and Conchoidal.

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Diamond Vs Carletonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Diamond vs Carletonite 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. Diamond exhibits Adamantine luster. Carletonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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