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Emerald Vs Beryl


Beryl Vs Emerald


Astrology

Origin
Colombia, Zambia, Brazil, Madagascar, Southern and central Africa, Zimbabwe, Russia, India, Pakistan, Australia, USA, Not Available, Mexico, Spain  
Canada, Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Color: yellow, green, pink or colorless, Hardness: 7.5, Refractive index: 1.57 1.59, Density: 2.67 2.75, Chemical composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Lustre: vitreous, Origins: Canada, Namibia, China. Among other varieties of beryl such as emerald, aquamarine or bixbite, beryl exists in different varieties such as: light yellow (heliodor), light green (vanadium beryl), light pink (morganite) or colorless (goshenite). Heat treatment could be applied to pink beryls to improve their color.  

Color
Green, Blue, Yellow, Grey  
Green, Blue, Yellow, Colorless, pink  

Streak
White  
White  

For which Rashi?
Taurus, Gemini, Aries  
All  

Planet
Venus, Mercury  
Not Available  

Element of Planets
Earth  
Not Available  

Energy
Receptive  
Receptive  

How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ring Metal
Gold  
Not Available  

Deities
Diana, Artemis, Venus, Freyja  
Not Available  

Not to wear with
Red Coral, Natural Pearl, Moonstone, Ruby  
Not Available  

Powers
Money, Protection, Love, Courage  
Healing  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
Taurus  
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Talisman
Gemini  
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
Not Available  
Brittle  

Solubility
Not Available  
Not Available  

Durability
Hard  
Not Available  

Specific Gravity
2.67-2.78  
2.60-2.90  

Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)  
Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Gems, Brittle  

Cleavage
Imperfect on the [0001]  
Imperfect on {0001}  

Mohs Hardness
7.5-8  
7.5-8  

Chemical Composition
Be3Al2SiO6  
Be3Al2Si6O18  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous, Resinous  

Pleochroism
Strong dichroism: yellow green Lazzarelli  
Weak to distinct  

Dispersion
0.01  
26
0.01  
26

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

Refractive Index
1.565-1.602  
1.560-1.604  

Optic Character
Not Available  
Not Available  

Crystal System
Hexagonal  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
0.0040-0.0070  
0.0040-0.0070  

Clarity
Color grading system  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Not Available  
Not Available  

Cardiovascular
Not Available  
Not Available  

Respiratory
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Not Available  

Reproductive
Not Available  
Not Available  

Digestive
Not Available  
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Psychology
Not Available  
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Healing
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Qualities Associated
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Emerald Vs Beryl Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Emerald and Beryl Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Emerald Vs Beryl 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 Emerald is Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann and Gemstones of the world (2001). Beryl fracture is Uneven, Conchoidal, Irregular, Gems and Brittle.

Emerald Vs Beryl Luster

A primary knowledge about Emerald vs Beryl 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. Emerald exhibits Vitreous luster. Beryl, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous and Resinous luster.