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Diamond Vs Petalite


Petalite Vs Diamond


Astrology

Origin
Russia, Canada, Australia, India, Brazil, Not Available, Origins: Southern and central Africa, Brazil.  
Canada, USA, Brazil, Italy, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Russia, Burma, Australia  

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

Streak
Colorless  
Colorless  

For which Rashi?
Leo  
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Planet
Venus, Jupiter  
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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
Frigg  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
Spirituality, Protection, Courage, Healing, Love  
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
Leo  
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available  
Brittle  

Solubility
Soluble  
insoluble  

Durability
Not Available  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
3.50-3.53  
2.40  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Subconchoidal, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)  
Perfect on {001}, poor on {201} with 38.5° angle between the two  

Mohs Hardness
10  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
C  
LiAlSi 4O 10Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Adamantine  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
None  
Not Available  

Dispersion
0.04  
10
0.01  
25

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to opaque  
Not Available  

Refractive Index
2.417-2.419  
1.502-1.523  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
cubic  
monoclinic  

Birefringence
Not Available  
0.012-0.016  

Clarity
Transparent  
TransparentUlrich Henn and Claudio C. Milisenda  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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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
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Psychology
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Diamond Vs Petalite Fracture

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

Diamond Vs Petalite Luster

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