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Diamond Vs Opal


Opal Vs Diamond


Astrology

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

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

Streak
Colorless  
White  

For which Rashi?
Leo  
Cancer, Libra, Scorpio  

Planet
Sun, Venus, Jupiter  
Mercury  

Element of Planets
Not Available  
Earth, Air, Water  

Energy
Projective  
Projective, Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ring Metal
Not Available  
Not Available  

Deities
Frigg  
Cupid  

Not to wear with
Not Available  
Not Available  

Powers
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love, Money  
Astral Projection, Psychicism  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Not Available  
Not Available  

Talisman
Leo  
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available  
BrittleWalter Schumann  

Solubility
Soluble  
hot salt water  

Durability
Not Available  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
3.50-3.53  
1.98-2.25  

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

Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)  
None  

Mohs Hardness
10  
5-6.5  

Chemical Composition
C  
SiO2 · nH2O  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
None  
None  

Dispersion
0.04  
10
None  

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

Refractive Index
2.417-2.419  
1.37-1.52  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
cubic  
Trigonal  

Birefringence
Not Available  
Not Available  

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 Opal Fracture

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

Diamond Vs Opal Luster

A primary knowledge about Diamond vs Opal 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. Opal, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.