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Feldspar Vs Dravite


Dravite Vs Feldspar


Astrology

Origin
Southern and central Africa  
Southern and central Africa  

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

Streak
White  
Colorless  

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Finger
  
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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
2.56-2.75  
3.03-3.18  

Fracture
Uneven, Conchoidal  
Uneven, Irregular, Conchoidal  

Cleavage
two or three  
{???} Indistinct  

Mohs Hardness
6-6.5  
7-7.5  

Chemical Composition
KAlSi3O8  
Na(Mg 3)Al 6(Si 6O 18)(BO 3) 3(OH) 3(OH)Gemdat.org , Management Team (2012)  

Optical Properties

Luster
Vitreous  
Vitreous  

Pleochroism
None  
Very strong: pale yellow colorless  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.02  
99+

Transparency
Transparent, Translucent  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
1.518-1.570  
1.614-1.666  

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

Birefringence
0.008-0.010  
0.014-0.032  

Clarity
Transparent  
Transparent  

Benefits

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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Flexibility  
Self-acceptance  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Balance  
Self-Exploration  

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Feldspar Vs Dravite Fracture

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

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Feldspar Vs Dravite Luster

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

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