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Diamond Vs Moonstone


Moonstone 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.   
Southern and central Africa, Sri Lanka, blue, India, brown, green, Orange, Sri Lanka, blue, India, brown, green, Orange   

Color
Yellow, Brown, Blue, Reddish, Colorless, White, gray, Black, Blue   
White, Green, Brownish   

Streak
Colorless   
White   

For which Rashi?
Leo   
Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio   

Planet
Sun, Venus, Venus, Jupiter   
Moon   

Element of Planets
Not Available   
Water   

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ring Metal
Not Available   
Not Available   

Energy
Projective   
Receptive   

Deities
Frigg   
Diana   

Not to wear with
Not Available   
Not Available   

Powers
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love, Money, Love, Courage   
Love   

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available   
Cancer   

Talisman
Leo   
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Solubility
Soluble   
Not Available   

Durability
Not Available   
Not Available   

Specific Gravity
3.50-3.53   
2.56-2.60   

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

Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)   
2,1 basal ; 2,1 prismatic ; 3,1 pinacoidal   

Mohs Hardness
10   
6-6.5   

Chemical Composition
C   
Plagioclase Feldspar s: (Na,Ca)Al1-2Si3-2O8 Orthoclase Feldspar : KAlSi3O8   

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine   
Pearly   

Pleochroism
None   
AbsentWalter Schumann   

Dispersion
0.04   
10
None   

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque   
Transparent, Transparent to translucent   

Refractive Index
2.417-2.419   
1.518-1.527   

Optic Character
Not Available   
Not Available   

Crystal System
cubic   
monoclinic   

Birefringence
Not Available   
0.006-0.007   

Clarity
Transparent   
Transparent   

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available   
Not Available   

Cardiovascular
Not Available   
Not Available   

Respiratory
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.   
Not Available   

Digestive
Not Available   
Not Available   

Psychology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Healing
Not Available   
Not Available   

Qualities Associated
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Diamond Vs Moonstone Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Diamond and Moonstone Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Diamond Vs Moonstone 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. Moonstone fracture is ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001), Uneven and Uneven.

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Diamond Vs Moonstone Luster

A primary knowledge about Diamond vs Moonstone 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. Moonstone, on other hand, exhibits Pearly luster.

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