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Friedelite Vs Amazonite


Amazonite Vs Friedelite


Astrology

Origin
USA  
Russia, Madagascar, Brazil  

Color
Red, Brown, Yellow, pink  
Green, White, Blue  

Streak
pink  
White  

For which Rashi?
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Virgo  

Planet
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Saturn  

Element of Planets
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Earth  

Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
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Artemis  

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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Durability
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Specific Gravity
3.06-3.19  
2.55-2.57  

Fracture
Uneven  
Uneven  

Cleavage
{010} Perfect  
2,1 basal ; 2,1 prismatic ; 3,1 pinacoidal  

Mohs Hardness
4-5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
Mn 8Si 6O 15(OH,Cl) 10Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.  
KAlSi3O8  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous  

Pleochroism
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Dispersion
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Transparency
Translucent  
Translucent, Translucent to opaque  

Refractive Index
1.627-1.663  
1.522-1.530  

Optic Character
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Crystal System
Monoclinic Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m  
Triclinic  

Birefringence
0.032-0.035  
0.008-0.010  

Clarity
Translucent  
Translucent  

Benefits

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Neurological
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
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Healing
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Friedelite Vs Amazonite Fracture

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

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Friedelite Vs Amazonite Luster

A primary knowledge about Friedelite vs Amazonite 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. Amazonite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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