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Dravite Vs Narsarsukite


Narsarsukite Vs Dravite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Canada  

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

Streak
Colorless  
White  

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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Powers
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Brittle  

Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.03-3.18  
2.72-2.83  

Fracture
Uneven, Irregular, Conchoidal  
Uneven  

Cleavage
{???} Indistinct  
Good on {100} and {110}  

Mohs Hardness
7-7.5  
6-7  

Chemical Composition
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  
Na 2(Ti,Fe)Si 4(O,F) 11Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous, Pearly  

Pleochroism
Very strong: pale yellow colorless  
Weak; O = colorless to yellow; E = colorless to honey-yellow  

Dispersion
0.02  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent  
Transparent, Translucent  

Refractive Index
1.614-1.666  
1.610-1.647  

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

Birefringence
0.014-0.032  
0.021  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Cardiovascular
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Self-acceptance  
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Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Self-Exploration  
Inner Peace  

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Dravite Vs Narsarsukite Fracture

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

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Dravite Vs Narsarsukite Luster

A primary knowledge about Dravite vs Narsarsukite 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. Narsarsukite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Pearly luster.

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