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Dravite Vs Ajoite


Ajoite Vs Dravite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa   
Southern and central Africa, Zimbabwe, South Africa   

Color
White, Colorless, Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Violet, Black, Green, Red, Blue, White   
Green, Blue, Green, Blue, Green   

Streak
Colorless   
Greenish, White, Greenish, White, Greenish, White   

For which Rashi?
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Virgo   

Planet
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Element of Planets
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Energy
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Deities
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Gaia, Goddess, The All   

Not to wear with
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Powers
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Healing   

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Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Decomposed by acids   

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.03-3.18   
2.96   

Fracture
Uneven, Uneven, Irregular, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Conchoidal, Brittle   
Not Available   

Cleavage
{???} Indistinct   
Perfect on {010}   

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5   
5   

Chemical Composition
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)   
(K,Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16•~8(H2O)   

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous   
Vitreous   

Pleochroism
Very strong: pale yellow colorless   
X: very light bluish green; Y and Z: brilliant bluish green   

Dispersion
0.02   
22
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Transparency
Transparent   
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Refractive Index
1.614-1.666   
1.550   

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Trigonal Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3m   
Triclinic   

Birefringence
0.014-0.032   
0.091   

Clarity
Transparent   
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Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Dravite Vs Ajoite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Dravite and Ajoite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Dravite Vs Ajoite 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 Dravite is Brittle, Conchoidal, ConchoidalAnthony et al, Handbook of mineralogy (2001), Irregular, Uneven and Uneven.

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Dravite Vs Ajoite Luster

A primary knowledge about Dravite vs Ajoite 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. Dravite exhibits Vitreous luster. Ajoite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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