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Faustite Vs Rose Quartz


Rose Quartz Vs Faustite


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Brazil, Madagascar, Southern and central Africa, Mozambique  

Color
Green  
Strong pink, pink  

Streak
Greenish, White  
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For which Rashi?
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Taurus  

Planet
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Venus  

Element of Planets
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Earth, Water  

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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Love  

Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
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Solubility
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Durability
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Specific Gravity
2.9  
2.65  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
ConchoidalWalter Schumann  

Cleavage
{???} Indistinct  
Indiscernible  

Mohs Hardness
4.5  
7  

Chemical Composition
(Zn,Cu)Al 6(PO 4) 4(OH) 8 · 4H 2OMichael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006)  
SiO2  

Optical Properties

Luster
Waxy  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Weak: pink pale pinkHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.01  
99+

Transparency
Translucent  
Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent  

Refractive Index
1.612  
1.544-1.553  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Triclinic Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.009  

Clarity
Translucent  
TranslucentHerve Nicolas Lazzarelli  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
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Calms the mind and promotes emotional healing  

Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Healing  
Love  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Healing  
Love  

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Faustite Vs Rose Quartz Fracture

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

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Faustite Vs Rose Quartz Luster

A primary knowledge about Faustite vs Rose Quartz 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. Faustite exhibits Waxy luster. Rose Quartz, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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