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Dravite Vs Benitoite


Benitoite Vs Dravite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
USA, San Benito Country, USA. Very rare collectors stone. Found only in San Benito County, California  

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

Streak
Colorless  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Planet
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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
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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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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Insoluble: HCl  

Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.03-3.18  
3.61-3.68  

Fracture
Uneven, Irregular, Conchoidal  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
{???} Indistinct  
[10 1 1] poor  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
Very strong: pale yellow colorless  
O = colorless; E = purple  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.04  
35

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.614-1.666  
1.757-1.804  

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

Birefringence
0.014-0.032  
0.047  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Self-acceptance  
Transformation  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Self-Exploration  
Transformation  

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Dravite Vs Benitoite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Dravite and Benitoite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Dravite Vs Benitoite 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 Uneven, Irregular and Conchoidal. Benitoite fracture is Conchoidal.

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Dravite Vs Benitoite Luster

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

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